Books
Rhama Book by Ulla Ringle and Set of Six Cards
- Item Number
- 356
- Estimated Value
- 33 USD
- Sold
- 35 USD to kmee9a3ed
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
This auction item is for Ulla Ringle's delightful children's book Elephant from the Taste of Paradise Island. It is about a baby elephant who falls into a well. He gets rescued and ends up in an elephant orphanage. The book tells his trials and tribulations and how he becomes famous! The book is signed by the author.
The story of Rhama is written in rhymes and is set against the illustrations of Debra Calderon (another WSOS donor!), who resides in Virginia.
Aimed for children 6-12 years old, although adults may enjoy it, too!
Paired with this book are 6 greeting cards based on original paintings by artist Ulla Ringle. Each card is 5 inches by 7 inches and blank inside.
About the Author: Ringle lived in Sri Lanka for a while and visited the working elephants and also the elephant orphanage. This experience inspired her to write about these wonderful creatures. Ringle was born in Germany and met her husband, Ernst, in Sri Lanka. She would regularly visit the working elephants at a dam construction site.
"We had friends who had big tea plantations, and baby elephants were treated like pets before they became too big and were trained for work," Ringle said. "We heard many, many stories about the intelligence, courage and devotion of elephants and their owners and trainers. So even though the book is fiction, some stories in there did happen."
Item Special Note
Shipping Included
Wildlife SOS stores data...
Your support matters, so Wildlife SOS would like to use your information to keep in touch about things that may matter to you. If you choose to hear from Wildlife SOS, we may contact you in the future about our ongoing efforts.
Your privacy is important to us, so Wildlife SOS will keep your personal data secure and Wildlife SOS will not use it for marketing communications which you have not agreed to receive. At any time, you may withdraw consent by emailing Privacy@frontstream.com or by contacting our Privacy Officer. Please see our Privacy Policy found here PrivacyPolicy.