Tua & The Elephant

What a terrific book!

Tua (which means peanut) sees an elephant being mistreated and decides to help it escape. 
She goes on a daring journey to bring the elephant to safety and learns a lot along the way.

The girls mostly enjoyed this book, though they sometimes needed a bit of help understanding some of what was going on, or some of the references.

At book club we talked about the welfare of women & girls around the world-- what it's like to stand up for what you know is right, and how we would feel if we were in Tua's situation.




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