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Tonga: The African Elephant Story
As only a young,curious elephant can, Tonga's enthusiasm to wild hippos, lions, and zebras in her native Africa has her bounding out of bed early one morning. But as she and her two friends uncover the secrets of the wild, she finds that things are not exactly as they seem. A black bear, splashing around for fish, and a white-tailed deer, drinking out of a lake throws her for a loop. Where is Tonga, exactly? And can she be happy in a place that is similar, but not exactly like her homeland?
28 pages, Hardcover
First published January 15, 2008
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Debbie Buttar
8 books5 followersDebbie Buttar is inspired by animals and places that help them. Tonga , her first book, was inspired by an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee after she told her young ones a similar version as a bedtime story. Llama sounds was inspired by their pet llamas.
Debbie and her husband, Dr. Rashid Buttar, live together on their farm with their sons Rahan and Abie and only daughter Sara. The animals on their farm include horses, miniature donkey's, llama's, goats, pot belly pigs, dogs, a cat & a bunny."
Debbie and her husband, Dr. Rashid Buttar, live together on their farm with their sons Rahan and Abie and only daughter Sara. The animals on their farm include horses, miniature donkey's, llama's, goats, pot belly pigs, dogs, a cat & a bunny."
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October 3, 2009
Wonderful new children’s book follows a young elephant’s discovery of her new home - only to find out that everything is not as it seems.
As only a young, curious elephant can, Tonga’s enthusiasm to see the wild hippos, lions, and zebras in her native Africa has her bounding out of bed early one morning.
But as she and her two friends uncover the secrets of the wild, she finds that things are not exactly as they seem.
A black bear, splashing around for fish and a white-tailed deer, drinking out of a lake throws her for a loop. Where is Tonga, exactly? And can she be happy in a place that is similar, but not exactly like her homeland?
In her book, Tonga, The African Elephant Story, author Debbie Buttar takes children - and adults too - on a wild ride through the African plains...or is it Tennessee? Find out for yourself in this lushly illustrated, delightfully written book inspired by Buttar’s support of elephant sanctuaries in America.
Target age 4-8 years of age.
As only a young, curious elephant can, Tonga’s enthusiasm to see the wild hippos, lions, and zebras in her native Africa has her bounding out of bed early one morning.
But as she and her two friends uncover the secrets of the wild, she finds that things are not exactly as they seem.
A black bear, splashing around for fish and a white-tailed deer, drinking out of a lake throws her for a loop. Where is Tonga, exactly? And can she be happy in a place that is similar, but not exactly like her homeland?
In her book, Tonga, The African Elephant Story, author Debbie Buttar takes children - and adults too - on a wild ride through the African plains...or is it Tennessee? Find out for yourself in this lushly illustrated, delightfully written book inspired by Buttar’s support of elephant sanctuaries in America.
Target age 4-8 years of age.
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