ONE MORE ELEPHANT

Sobol provides a fine overview of the sorry state of wildlife in Africa today, and the immense amount of work that needs to be done to save even a fraction of what once was. Pity the poor elephant—colossal beasts of the forest, hill and plain—reduced to piano keys and chess pieces. But in Uganda's Ruwenzori National Park, the efforts of Peter and Wilhelm Moeller and countless others has resulted in the elephant's making a comeback. Sobol's crackerjack full-color photographs add a measure of authority to the book. In this package, hope, purpose and inspiration are neatly rolled into one. (Nonfiction. 8-12)