Early in the twentieth century, a group of female factory workers in Newark, New Jersey, slowly died of radiation poisoning. Around the same time an Indian elephant was deliberately and publicly put to death by electricity in Coney Island. These are matters of historical fact. Now these two tragedies are intertwined in a dark alternate history of rage, radioactivity, and wrongs crying out to be righted. Brace yourself for a wrenching journey that...

In 1766, a ship docks at Bristol, England, disgorging a crate with two young elephants in poor health, but alive. A wealthy sugar merchant purchases them for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. It takes time for Tom and the two elephants to understand each other, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed, and changes the lives of all who meet them.

A mother describes her love for a toy elephant she was given asa child, a gift she has now passed on to her daughter.

A counting book in which a little girl relies on the help of some eager elephants.

As an elephant is joined by others, one at a time, the reader may count from one to ten.

A little elephant's midnight snack grows into a feast composed of a different food for each letter of the alphabet.

"Aunt Zelda knows she's supposed to give something to Elmer ... she just can't remember what it is!"--

Alistair's life is never quite the same again after the day an elephant follows him home from the zoo.

Nicholas Alexander takes Nathan on his first fishing trip, but after great difficulty in catching a trout, they haven't got theheart to eat it.