The greatest elephant that ever lived

Here is the other book I promised to tell you about..."Modoc" by Ralph Helfer. This book was a gift from one of my girlfriends and I finally got to read it on vacation. Once I started I could not put it down. I am an animal lover and fell in love with this boy and his elephant "Modoc", what an amazing creature, you too will be captivated by this story of love.

I now have to get one of Ralph Helfer's other books called "Zamba" The true story about the greatest lion that ever lived. I am sure it will prove to be as wonderful as Moduc

From Publisher:

Spanning several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again; through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. Modoc is a captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure, to be treasured by animal lovers everywhere.

1000 White Women

When I am on vacation I love to read and this past vacation I finished 3 wonderful books that I will highly recommend to you. I do not read as much as I use to, it seems I am so busy during the day that I just fall into bed at night, but I will try to do better and relax a little more.

One of my suggestions is: "1000 White Women" by Jim Fergus

"One Thousand White Women begins with May Dodd's journey west into the unknown. A government program, in which women are brought west as brides for the Cheyenne, is her vehicle. What follows is the story of May's adventures: her marriage to Little Wolf, chief of the Cheyenne nation, and her conflict of being caught between two worlds, loving two men, living two lives. Jim Fergus has so vividly depicted the American West that it is as if these diaries are a capsule in time."
This book was very captivating and I would wonder what May was doing even when I was not reading the book. I liked it when I can learn from a book as well as be entertained buy the author.



My other suggestion is "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

This is big book so do not be intimidated, I was sad to have finished it, I wanted it to go on and on, I really could not put it down and thought about the characters all the time. Here is a brief synopsis.

Young, white junior league member Skeeter Phelan and black maids Aibileen and Minny seem an unlikely grouping in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi. Skeeter is newly graduated from college and starting to question the way things happen in her conservative town. The more time she spends with Aibileen and Minny, the more she realizes everything that is wrong in her society and the dehumanizing way in which many of her friends treat their maids. As Skeeter’s social awareness grows, she enlists Aibileen and Minny in a project that will change all of their lives, and maybe even Jackson.

I suggest to you go, run to your local bookstore and pickup copies of these great books about strong courageous women, they will inspire you.

Tomorrow I will share with you the last book.