When elephants fight / Walters, Eric

Provides true accounts of the lives of five children growing up in the midst of war in Sri Lanka, Uganda, Sarajevo, Afghanistan, and the Sudan, and examines the history of each conflict.

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 descriptions of the history and issues that influenced these conflicts.

Traces the lives of five children from different countries -- Sri Lanka, Uganda, Sarajevo, Afghanistan, and Sudan -- and examines how the respective conflicts in these regions impact their experiences and those of the other children around them.