In Aaron's village, elephants are considered dangerous animals. They trample fields and steal crops. Only the poachers who hunt them for their ivory tusks dare to go anywhere near them.

But when Aaron discovers a baby elephant thrashing in the swimming pool at the lodge where he works, he dives in without giving it a second thought and rescues the little elephant from drowning. Seeing the exhausted creature trembling and fighting for breath changes Aaron's understanding of the animal.

Based on the true story of a keeper named Aaron and the elephant he helped to rehabilitate at the Lilayi Elephant Nursery in Zambia, The Elephant Keeper is a powerful story of empathy and a rallying call for the protection of wildlife.

From the dust jacket