A dramatic and moving story about life in the wild seen through the eyes of a baby elephant. Little Elephant Thunderfoot loves to spend his days chasing through the long grass with his sisters and exploring with his beloved grandmother, Wise Old One. But when a shot from a poacher's gun rings out, his world is changed forever ...

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham where she works on her many and varied books for children. She is the winner of the Smarties Gold Medal for Spilled Water. John Butler is known and highly respected for his wildlife picture books. He has illustrated six titles for Puffin, all by Theresa Radcliffe. John lives in Kent with his wife and two grown-up daughters.