Summary (modified from Amazon): Sequel to The Elephant Whisperer, which was written by Lawrence Anthony, in this book, his wife Françoise writes about her experiences after she has to carry on after his death. She never expected to find herself responsible for a herd of elephants with a troubled past. A chic Parisienne, she with Lawrence founded a game reserve but after his death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldn’t take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herd’s feisty new matriarch Frankie didn’t like her.
In this heart-warming and moving book, Françoise describes how she fought to protect the herd and to make her dream of building a wildlife rescue centre a reality. She found herself caring for a lost baby elephant who turned up at her house, and offering refuge to traumatized orphaned rhinos, and a hippo called Charlie who was scared of water.
Reviews:
1. http://www.poachingfacts.com/resources/book-reviews/an-elephant-in-my-kitchen-review/
2. Kirkus Reviews: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/francoise-malby-anthony/an-elephant-in-my-kitchen/
Website for the book: https://www.anelephantinmykitchen.com/
One of the Authors' Websites: http://www.katjawillemsen.com/home.html
Thula Thula Game Preserve: https://www.thulathula.com/
Groups to support:
1. South African Conservation Fund: https://www.saconservation.fund
2. Four Paws International: https://www.four-paws.org/
3. My Baby Rhinos - Children Book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0NKp7SyhKA; https://www.facebook.com/mybabyrhinos/
4.Elephant Orphanage in Kenya, which Cheryl shared: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/
Other:
1. African Lullaby: Thula Baba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cLFlKcXmSk
2. Poaching Rhinos Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rhino-poachers-are-back-after-south-africa-eases-lockdown-restrictions-2021-05-03/
Interviews:
1. From Thula Thula Wildlife Reserve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_-Sa826KwA
2. https://anglophone-direct.com/an-elephant-in-my-kitchen/
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a8F1znHP3c
Videos:
1. Video with Lawrence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTtcz8Vuor0
Discussion Questions: (John will be leading the discussion.)
