The Hunter - Softcover

Geraghty, Paul

3.92

61 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099666316 ISBN 13: 9780099666318

Publisher: Red Fox, 1996

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Jasmina plays at being a hunter in the African bush, pretending to shoot the mighty elephant. But during her games Jasmina discovers a crying little elephant on his dead mother's side, and realizes the horrors of hunting. Jasmina takes the frightened elephant into her care and brings it to safety.

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Jamina spends the day playing hunters in the hot, dry African bush. When she hears a sad, desperate sound, it leads her to a baby elephant calling for its dead mother, and as she tries to help the orphaned creature Jamina realizes that hunting is neither noble nor exciting.

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"Paul Geraghty is an artist who never puts a foot wrong." (Bookseller)

"Powerful . . . evocative . . . dazzling." (Baby Magazine)

"Glorious!" (Child Education)

"Beautiful . . . lyrical and haunting . . . lush . . . excellent." (Books For Your Children)

"Beautifully poignant and thought provoking." (Jo Heffer The Bookbag)

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