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Maybe you’re like me and have gone your whole life thinking that elephants live a charmed and pampered life in zoos and at the circus. Like me, you’d be dead wrong. This is a sweetly told story of the… Read more

Though a work of fiction, this story rings true. Through a first person (elephant) narrative, the author brings to light the cruelty and abuse these glorious animals can suffer, and showcases ways in … Read more

What we humans can learn from Ernest! Debbie McFee has written an informative and well-researched story. A true education in “elephantness.”

Through the Eyes of Ernest is a perfectly written tale of what these magnificent creatures go through while in captivity. Ernest tells his story as well as the life stories of his many friends and ill… Read more

This is a powerful story the author wrote to illuminate a captive elephant’s life to people, like me, who never thought about it before. In the form of a fictional story, she takes us into the world… Read more

This book is a well written, emotional, sad, insight into just what and how elephants can think and feel in captivity. The author certainly understands the behavior of elephants sufficiently to des… Read more

This is a must have book for all animal lovers. Wonderful, heartwarming story that will appeal to readers of all ages. Very well written using the perspective “Through the Eyes of the Elephant, Ernest”… Read more

THE GIFT OF “ERNEST”

Throughout history, story-telling has played a major role in transforming attitudes and consciousness. Story-telling fosters community cohesion, unity, awareness, compassion and … Read more

The message of this book is that the more we learn about the complex needs of elephants, their social hierarchies, their astonishingly intricate familial connections, the more we must reject keeping e… Read more

This book should be read by everyone interested in our relationships with other animals. It tells a story of elephants, exposing the tragedy of how humans interact with these magnificent creatures. Sh… Read more