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This elephant didn’t fly but did help save a village

Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue by William Grill

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue has a mixture of styles. I mean, while this is a non-fiction story about James Howard Williams and an elephant name Bandoola, it is also written as a fiction story. There are facts about elephants, what they eat, etc., as well as what is used and done of the teak plantation. The story is a bit controversial as it does depict the fact elephants in Myanmar were used to harvest the teak for sale around the world. It mentions some […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bandoola, Burma, Elephants, Environmental Conservation & Protection, James Howard Williams, lumber/teak, Military & Wars, Myanmar, Po Toke, William Grill, World War Two

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:262 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bandoola, Burma, Elephants, Environmental Conservation & Protection, James Howard Williams, lumber/teak, Military & Wars, Myanmar, Po Toke, William Grill, World War Two ·
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Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up

May 24, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Finally, a book that I can say, “DANG!” about and not have anything really negative to say about it. Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up by Sally M. Walker and illustrated by William Grill has everything in it I am looking for in a book: good text, good facts, a story within those facts and interesting artwork. It also is accessible to the reader. It might not become a classic, but it is modern and would be a great addition to a personal or […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: haiku, poetry, Sally M. Walker, William Grill

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:166 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: haiku, poetry, Sally M. Walker, William Grill ·
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