ReadingAnimals

Because the book is about a boy who does not speak, observing and non-verbal communication can take center stage.

I’ve been keeping track of my own responses to various devices used in the telling of animals’ stories a little more closely.
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Sadly, I could not get a member of the pack to pose with any of my book stacks, though I thought of putting the stacks sideways next to one of the wiener dogs to illustrate scale. No one was down with my plan, if you know what I mean.
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The Month of Elephants series continues with a quick look at some of the hi-tech solutions that are being being put to the test for minimizing human-elephant conflict and improving elephant protection.

This documentary film highlights both the cultural and ethical issues raised by the practices of working and “performing” elephants in Thailand’s urban centers. The stories of individuals take the film beyond essentialist views of elephants and of human-elephant relationships - be they cruel and exploitative or supportive and kind.