{"id":5388,"date":"2021-07-25T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T06:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2021-07-24T11:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T17:20:15","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-753-featuring-hadley-hooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5388","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #753: Featuring Hadley Hooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Meanwhile, the elephants ride in a trailer, past sycamore figs and acacia trees,
beyond the Umfolozi swamp, and along the Nseleni River. They bump over
one … two … three railway tracks and then down a dirt path
where a sign points the way to Thula Thula.
The elephants COME.”<\/em>
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\nI’ve a review over at the Horn Book<\/em> of Kim Tomsic’s<\/a><\/strong> The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship<\/em> (Chronicle, May 2021), illustrated by Hadley Hooper<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

That review is here<\/a><\/strong>, and below (and above) are some of the book’s spreads. <\/p>\n


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“This is Lawrence. He loves animals.
This is Fran\u00e7oise. She loves Lawrence.
This is Max.”<\/em>
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“Around Thula Thula stretch miles and miles of fences, so the rhinos can splash in the river. The impala, Cape buffalo, and zebra can graze the savanna. Even the crocodiles at the Gwala Gwala dam can swim in peace. There is NO HUNTING at Thula Thula.”<\/em>
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“When spitting snakes creep into the farmhouse kitchen, Lawrence uses a soft broom to scoot them outside. When bark spiders weave webs between the patio furniture, Fran\u00e7oise tiptoes around them. And when monkeys steal cheese from Fran\u00e7oise and treats from Max, well, it’s a monkeys’ job to find food, so nobody scolds them.”<\/em>
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“One day a lady telephones. ‘Lawrence,’ she says, ‘Will you adopt a herd of angry elephants?’ ‘Angry?’ Lawrence asks. ‘They’ve been BULLIED and HUNTED,’ the lady says. ‘Now they roar at the rangers and crush our fences. Folks are frightened the herd might stampede through town. The village chief says it’s a matter of safety \u2014 the herd must leave or be shot.’ Lawrence has never taken care of elephants, but he says,
yes, they may come to Thula Thula.”<\/em>
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“To prepare for their arrival, he builds a boma, a wide corral with a strong fence where the elephants can live while they get used to their new home. He repairs broken spots in the outer fence. Then he posts signs, reminding the neighboring Zulu villagers,
NO HUNTING.”<\/em>
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“Down the ramp stomps the herd’s leader, Nana, then little Mandla,
big Frankie, and four others.”<\/em>
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“They look at the unfamiliar farmhouse, its swimming pool, and the boma. They look at the strangers \u2014 Lawrence, Fran\u00e7oise, and the rangers. Right away the elephants pound their hooves and trumpet angrily. ‘They’re NAUGHTY’ the rangers complain. ‘They’re NERVOUS,’ Lawrence says. ‘Wouldn’t you be if you moved far from your home?'”<\/em>
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\nTHE ELEPHANTS COME HOME: A TRUE STORY OF SEVEN ELEPHANTS, TWO PEOPLE, AND ONE EXTRAORDINARY FRIENDSHIP. Text copyright \u00a9 2021 by Kim Tomsic. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2021 by Hadley Hooper and reproduced by permission of the publisher, Chronicle Books, New York.<\/em><\/p>\n

* * * Jules’s Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong><\/font> Dinner with friends. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> Plans to see a friend tonight \u2014 for the first time since the pandemic. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has updated their website and<\/em> posted David Wiesner’s new essay on wordless picture books<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> The Horn Book has posted their “2020 in Pictures and Words.”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> McCartney 3, 2, 1<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> I finished a novel!<\/a><\/strong> It’s been an exceedingly busy time at work for the past I-don’t-even-know-how-many-months but is finally slowing down. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> Almost done. <\/p>\n

What are YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Meanwhile, the elephants ride in a trailer, past sycamore figs and acacia trees,beyond the Umfolozi swamp, and along the Nseleni River. They bump overone … two … three railway tracks and then down a dirt pathwhere a sign points the way to Thula Thula.The elephants COME.”(Click spread to enlarge)   I’ve a review over at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}