Hansa: The True Story of an Asian Elephant Baby - Softcover

Meeker, Clare Hodgson; Zoo, The Woodland Park

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9781570613708: Hansa: The True Story of an Asian Elephant Baby

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ISBN 10: 1570613702 ISBN 13: 9781570613708

Publisher: Sasquatch Books, 2002

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Gray, fuzzy, a little wrinkled, and waving around one helluva snout, Hansa the baby elephant was born at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle -- and is now a star! Hansa, which means supreme happiness” in Thai, is a rare and endangered Asian elephant born in captivity to mom Chai. Clare Meeker follows Hansa’s true-life story and tells of Chai’s difficulties getting pregnant (including a 2,000-mile roadtrip to Missouri to flirt with an 11,000-pound male!), her 22-month pregnancy, and the wondrous birth of 235-pound Hansa. Fully illustrated with full-color photographs, this fun and educational book chronicles Hansa’s remarkable birth and includes facts about elephant habitat, feeding habits, and anatomy.

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About the Author:

Although trained in law and music, Clare Hodgson Meeker prefers life as an award-winning writer of children's books. She lives with her family on Mercer Island in Washington State. Meeker is also the author of Lootas: Little Wave Eater.

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At birth she weighed 235 pounds; a year later she tipped the scales at more than 1,000. Hansa: The True Story of an Asian Elephant Baby by Clare Hodgson Meeker, illus. by Linda Feltner, photos from the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, tells the story of the elephant's amazing birth (the first in the zoo's 100-year history) and educates readers on the animals' habits, habitats and care. Full-color photographs by Hansa's handlers provide an up-close perspective; backmatter contains additional resources. Ages6-10.
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