From the author-illustrator of The Eye of the Whale (Tilbury House,
2013), this nonfiction picture book tells the story of Lawrence Anthony
and the deep bond he forged with the matriarch of the herd he saved at
his animal reserve in South Africa. When Lawrence died, the matriarch
led all the elephants from remote parts of the reserve in a procession
to his home, where they gathered to mourn him. They returned on the same
day at the same time for the next two years -- because elephants
remember. This moving story of human-elephant mutual love and respect
will inspire readers of all ages.