Elephants: The Deciding Decade

by Ronald Orenstein

Book Overview

Brought back from the brink of extinction, the elephant is the signature creature of the African wilderness and a subject of endless fascination. This beautifully illustrated and important book, featuring essays by world-renowned writers and scientists, captures the splendor of the elephant and underscores the urgent need for its protection. 100 color photographs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552091384
• ISBN13: 9781552091388
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.3" x 12.5"

Customer Reviews

My First Elephant Primer...

"Elephants: The Deciding Decade" was one of the first elephant books I purchased. At the time I did not know much about elephants. This was a great book for me to "cut my baby teeth" on with regards to its vast overview of elephants: their history, social structure--herds and family groups. It did a good job of discussing young elephants and their behaviors and maturation. It also had some unique topics (I won't spoil it by saying what they were) that I have not seen in the many, many elephant books I've read since. This edition has pertinent updates necessary to know about if one is really serious about elephants and their futures. One of the true joys of this book was the excellent photography. The level of reading is technical at times, yet easily understood for the most part. A must for the true "elephanatic's" book collection!