Safari Adventures: Khalid, The Secondary Character, Takes Center Stage

“He [Chris] watched as Khalid moved from the cool shade of the welcome center to stand under an acacia tree. Chris noticed…


Safari Adventures: The Largest Land Mammal

I have done so much research on African elephants over the years that I found the easiest way to keep track of all the…


Safari Adventures: The Making of Elephant-Dung Paper

“After lunch, Chris met up with Stephan to make journals out of elephant-dung paper. This homemade slightly thick paper…


Safari Adventures: Kipepeo Tented Camps

If you’ve read past page 5 in BECAUSE OF KHALID, you know that the tented camp in Tanzania, Africa, where Chris and his…


Safari Adventures: X Marks The Spot

Have you ever tried throwing a spear? What about a dart toward a dart board? Ever try sending a paper airplane out of a…


Safari Adventures: Soaring to New Heights

Before dawn, the trucks headed out. We knew we were going on a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti National Park, but I…


When Dreams and Reality Are In Sync

Long before it became a reality, Tiger Stripe Publishing, a small indie press based out of Chicago and Phoenix, Joy E.…


Small but Mighty

Middle Grade novels seem to be getting bigger. I don’t mean getting bigger as in popularity. I mean bigger and longer in…


Have you "herd"?

Have you "herd"? There are some great middle grade novels about elephants! I’ve compiled a list of MG fiction that have…