When Elephants Fight

Name: When Elephants Fight
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Eric Walters
ISBN: 9781470357399

Author: Eric Walters, Adrian Bradbury

Narrator: Korey Jackson

Unabridged: 3 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/05/2013

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Military History & Wars, Social Topics, Violence

Synopsis

"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This ancient proverb of the Kikuyu people, a tribal group in Kenya, Africa, is as true today as when the words were first spoken, perhaps thousands of years ago. Its essence is simplicity--when the large fight, it is the small who suffer most. And when it comes to war, the smallest, the most vulnerable, are the children. When Elephants Fight presents the stories of five children--Annu, Jimmy, Nadja, Farooq and Toma--from five very different and distinct conflicts--Sri Lanka, Uganda, Sarajevo, Afghanistan and the Sudan. Along with these very personal accounts, the book also offers brief analyses of the history and geopolitical issues that are the canvas on which these conflicts are cast. When Elephants Fight is about increasing awareness. For the future to be better than the past, better than the present, we must help equip our children with an awareness and understanding of the world around them and their ability to bring about change. Gandhi stated, ""If you are going to change the world, start with the children."" "

About Eric Walters

Eric Walters has written nearly 100 children's books, which have been translated into thirteen languages and won over 125 awards. He was named to the Order of Canada in 2014 for his contribution as an author of literature for children and young adults. Walters also runs The Creation of Hope, a charity providing care for orphans in the Mbooni District of Kenya.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teno

It's about time someone did this! True stories about children in conflicting countries, including background info and facts about the countries. The title is derived from a Kenyan proverb: '"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers," signifying the fact that when the strong and dominant-fo......more

Goodreads review by Rll595ag_fabiolaginski

This book is the powerful story of five children in war-torn countries. The countries range from Sri Lanka, Uganda, Sarajevo, Afghanistan and Sudan. However, the children’s suffering, though in far away lands, is heartbreakingly similar. It is an undoubtedly powerful account to be shared with studen......more

Goodreads review by Arie

This book covers 5 children each in different conflict regions. For each child there are two sections in the book, the first section describes the life story of the child. The style of the first section is similar to Young Adult. The second section describes the conflict in adult terms, describing t......more

Goodreads review by Shiloh

The story itself has good information, but the reader is hard to sustain and makes the topics sound almost as if they were written for young children. It was very hard to get through the audiobook thus it might be better ingested as a paperback/e-reader than audio.......more