Joyce Poole

The educational and inspirational biography of Joyce Poole describes the life of a courageous woman who struggled with loneliness, sexism, and the threat of bandit-poachers to make her contribution to the conservation of the endangered African elephant.

A Memoir

Coming of Age With Elephants

Laura Mauler

I think this book is not well written. Too many irrelevant details, such as using the intricate elephant-naming code throughout the narrative, and too much gloss over potentially interesting things, such as her childhood in Africa. In my opinion people didn't learn how to write exciting and absorbing non-fiction until the 2000s, and this book helps prove the point. It's a shame because the author's story seems like it could actually be quite interesting.

Coming of Age With Elephants A Memoir

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