Natumi takes the lead / Ellis, Gerry

"After losing her mother, shy Natumi is rescued by a team from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphanage for baby elephants. At the shelter, Natumi hides behind keepers' legs to watch the other elephants at the shelter. But soon, she meets several other orphans, and the eight of them play together in the surrounding bush. As the babies become closer and more like a real family, they need a leader, someone they can trust. Can Natumi grow into this role?"--Amazon.com.

Retells the true story of Natumi, an orphan elephant in Africa, who escaped danger, learned to care for other orphan elephants, and became a leader who led her new pack back into the wild to their new home. Features color photographs from National Geographic, a map of Africa, and further information on elephants.