The Elephant Whisperer


The Elephant Whisperer published in April 2009 by Pan Macmillan in London and in July 2009 by Thomas Dunne/St Martin's Press in New York, is the second book written by South African author and conservationist Lawrence Anthony along with journalist Graham Spence.

Overview

This bestselling book tells the story of a herd of wild African elephants on an African game reserve. The herd is destined to be shot for dangerous behaviour when Anthony intervenes to try to save their lives.
The Elephant Whisperer has been translated into French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Spanish and has been published by Reader's Digest in France, Finland, Holland, Slovenia, Canada, and Sweden.

Literary criticism

Reviews

The book has been reviewed several times by journals.
—Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals.
—Ralph Helfer, author of Modoc.
—Irene M. Pepperberg, author of Alex and Me.