Friendships come in all sizes and shapes — even among animals of different kinds. Here crisp photographs and a straightforward text chronicle the unusual friendship between a retired circus elephant named Tarra and a stray dog, Bella, who appeared at the elephant sanctuary in Tennessee. Fans of Owen and Mzee are sure to enjoy this story.
When she was a college student, the author began helping to look after a baby elephant, captured from the wild and transported to the United States. The two developed an extraordinary bond, documented in this touching account of Buckley’s 28-year connection to Tarra. In 1995, Buckley cofounded the Elephant Sanctuary, the nation’s first natural-habitat refuge, in Tennessee.
