Saving H'non: Chang And The Elephant

ISBN-10: 0593406729
ISBN-13: 9780593406724
Author: Nguyen, Trang
Illustrated by: Zdung, Jeet
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: October 2023

Copyright: 2023

Page Count: 128

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Grades 3-7

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Lexile: GN740L

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From the creators behind the Eisner-nominated Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear comes another gorgeously-illustrated graphic novel adventure based on a true story, in which young conservationist Chang overcomes the odds to save and return an elephant to its natural habitat. While volunteering at a wildlife rescue center near Yok Don National Park in Vietnam, Chang helps rescue an injured and abused Asian elephant named H'Non. For decades, H'Non was forced to haul heavy timber logs and concrete poles at construction sites, and then to carry riders at tourist attractions all day long with no break. While nursing H'Non back to health, Chang is tasked with finding a kind mahout--an elephant trainer--who will teach H'Non how to fend for herself in the wild. Though Chang initially has her doubts about the young mahout she finds, a boy named Wat, H'Non takes to him instantly. And as her friendships with both H'Non and Wat grow, Chang learns what it means to give people a chance, to show up for your friends, and to love openly and forgive compassionately. *"Stirs the mind and heart the way an elephant quakes the earth."-- Kirkus Reviews , starred review
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