When Elephants Paint: The Quest of Two Russian Artists to Save the Elephants of Thailand

by Komar & Melamid, Mia Fineman, Dave Eggers, et al.

Book Overview

For centuries elephants in Thailand have been revered as a national symbol, worshiped as living gods and employed as beasts of burden in the nation's thriving timber industry. But when logging was banned in Thailand in 1990, these noble animals fell on hard times. Reduced to performing tricks for tourists by day and illegal heavy labor by night, Thailand's elephants were exhausted, malnourished, and dying in alarming numbers. Hearing of their plight,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060955961
• ISBN13: 9780060955960
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and Beautiful

This book has many pictures and covers the material well. My only disappointment was that it was written to appeal to a slightly younger audience than I had hoped. However, I do not regret my purchase. I would highly recommend this book.

Beautiful Book

This lovely book is important proof of the highly evolved state of consciousness in elephants -- mental and emotional. It has wonderful photos of actual paintings by elephants, and is written in an amusing and witty style. It is an inspiring read for anyone interested in animals, but I think also helps cross the gap between those who already attuned to animals and those who need to have their eyes opened to what animals are really like.