The Elephant and the Bird Feeder

By Leona Illig

Should I trust my enemy? Befriend a stranger? Three youngsters living in the Thai countryside—an elephant, a parrot, and a boy—must find the answers to these questions. Their choices could determine their survival.

Young readers will eagerly follow the adventures of this unlikely trio as they journey through the back country in search of a home for an orphaned elephant. A modern-day fable about the values of cooperation, compassion, and respect for nature, this story will capture hearts and inspire young minds.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Three Viilages Media
• Release date: Oct 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781733513067

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The Elephant and the Bird Feeder

Adventure in Thailand

By Leona Upton Illig

Illustrated by Elena Bisig

Copyright © 2019 by Leona Upton Illig

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the Author or Publisher, excepting brief quotes to be used in reviews.

Second Edition, 2019: Three Villages Media www.threevillagesmedia.wordpress.com

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Illig, Leona Upton, author. | Bisig, Elena, illustrator.

Title: The elephant and the bird feeder : adventure in Thailand / by Leona Upton Illig ; illustrated by Elena Bisig.

Description: Second edition. | Baltimore, Maryland : Three Villages Media, [2019] | First edition issued by 1st Ride Publishing, 2016. | Audience: Ages 5 to 10. | Includes glossary, questions and answers, and discussion and research questions.| Summary: Young readers will eagerly follow the adventures of a boy and a parrot as they journey through the back country of Thailand in order to find a home for an orphaned elephant. A modern-day fable about the values of cooperation, compassion, and respect for nature, this story will capture hearts and inspire young minds.--Publisher.

Identifiers: ISBN: 978-1-7335130-5-0 (print) | 978-1-7335130-6-7 (Ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Boys--Thailand--Juvenile fiction. | Parrots--Thailand--Juvenile fiction. | Elephants-- Thailand--Juvenile fiction. | Orphaned animals--Thailand--Juvenile fiction. | Friendship in children--Juvenile fiction. | Cooperativeness in children--Juvenile fiction. | Compassion in children--Juvenile fiction. | Environmental ethics--Juvenile fiction. | Environmental protection--Juvenile fiction. | CYAC: Boys--Fiction. | Parrots--Fiction. | Elephants--Fiction. | Orphaned animals--Fiction. | Friendship--Fiction. | Cooperativeness--Fiction. | Compassion-- Fiction. | Environmental protection--Fiction. | Natural resources--Fiction. | LCGFT: Action and adventure fiction.

Classification: LCC: PZ7.1.I334 E44 2019 | DDC: [E]--dc23

Dedication

To my family,