Hansa: The True Story of an Asian Elephant Baby

At birth she weighed 235 pounds; a year later she tipped the scales at more than 1,000. Hansa: The True Story of an Asian Elephant Baby by Clare Hodgson Meeker, illus. by Linda Feltner, photos from the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, tells the story of the elephant's amazing birth (the first in the zoo's 100-year history) and educates readers on the animals' habits, habitats and care. Full-color photographs by Hansa's handlers provide an up-close perspective; backmatter contains additional resources. (May)