Chapter Books

Hope for the Elephant's Early Chapter Book and Early Reader.

With each book, I give a bar of Ivory Soap with the tagline: 
 "Be the hope for the elephants--this is the only Ivory you should buy!"

HOPE FOR THE ELEPHANTS

My HOPE FOR THE ELEPHANTS, early reader (in the US) and chapter book (in the UK and everywhere else) is available, as they say, "everywhere books are sold", and ready to inspire young readers to become part of the hope. 

From the publisher

In Hope for Elephants, David joins his Grandma on a trip to Asia and Africa to study the problems elephants are facing. They spend a week as volunteers at an Asian elephant sanctuary in Sri Lanka, caring for the elephants. Then they fly to Kenya to meet the anti-poaching patrol, staff and researchers at a nature reserve. Find out more about elephants and the dangers they face in this compelling book for young readers. At the end of Hope for Elephants, we learn that elephants can have a hopeful future when we help protect them.

To write these books, I interviewed experts from around the world to discover "the hope" and hard work behind trying to save the African and Asian elephants. There is still much work to do--and things we can do to save these majestic creatures. 

THE HORSE CLUB

From Publisher

Saddle up for an adventure with two sisters as they revitalize their school's horseback riding club while also helping out at their family's bakery in DK Adventures: Horse Club.

Emma adores horses as much as she idolizes her older sister, Amanda. She dreams about riding a cinnamon-colored horse in a show alongside her one day. Emma's wish looks like it's about to come true — but it's not such a smooth ride.

Join Emma and Amanda at Paddock Promises' camp and learn how to handle, groom, tack up and ride a horse, meet horse's from myths and legends, plus get a recipe to bake sweet pony cupcakes in DK Adventures: Horse Club.
 

A FEW REVIEWS

"If you have a child who adores horses, this is definitely one book you should look into."

~ Night Owl Reviews

"Saddle up, readers and get ready to enjoy a rollicking good time at the Paddock Promises Horse Academy and Stables! Emma, her sister Amanda and their friends from Horse Club go to riding camp over winter break. While not without incident, their camp experience fulfills their wildest dreams, including the sisters pulling off a not-to-be-believed special trick at the Horse Show-and-Tells before a stunned audience of family and friends.

The text is peppered with a great deal of factual information on horses including riding, equipment, and breeds. For the most part, this information is placed at the end of the chapters, allowing readers to learn along with the riders. Occasionally however, these spreads are placed within the chapter, interrupting the flow of Patricia J. Murphy’s galloping narrative.

Horse Club, as the newest entry in Dorling Kindersley’s DK Adventure series, deserves a top billing all its own. Murphy, author of over 150 children’s books, has created a sure fire winner for the middle grade set. Not just for horse lovers, this title has appeal for developing readers in 2nd-4th grades." 

~ Mrs. D. Reads
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