Welcome to a journey around our planet! This inspiring three-part book series introduces young readers to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, teaching children the vital importance of environmental stewardship through unforgettable adventures.
Book 1: The Elephant And Children’s Land Story
Our journey begins on solid ground, introducing the foundational connection of unity between humans and the natural world.
Book 2: The Elephant And Children’s Sea Story (Completed September 2026)
The adventure dives deep! Our second installment expands the narrative into the marine world, inspiring young minds to protect and cherish our oceans and life below water, along with the possibilities of dialoguing with the natural world.
Book 3: The Elephant And Children’s Air Story (Currently in Progress)
The grand finale takes to the skies! The final book in the trilogy invites readers aboard a majestic hot air balloon.
This adventure trilogy is an ongoing collaboration between elephants and humans. Led by Animal and Nature Connect.
In the fall season of 2020, wild and captive elephants from around the world communicated to participants in Dr. Maia Kincaid’s Nature Communication For Global Transformation Class and Dr. Lisinka Ulatowska’s United Nations Common Cluster Strategy Meeting for the All Win Network. The elephants, a keystone species encouraged us to write a children’s adventure trilogy introducing children to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, based on the Adult Trilogy – Transforming Our World In Harmony With Nature.
To participate or learn more about the project and view The Adult Trilogy visit, Nature Communication for Global Transformation.
THE ELEPHANT AND CHILDREN’S SEA STORY IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH – If you would love a pdf of the story, email Annette at animalandnatureconnect@gmail.com
THE ELEPHANT AND CHILDREN’S LAND STORY IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GERMAN, NEPALESE, AND SINHALA – If you would love a pdf of the story, email Annette at animalandnatureconnect@gmail.com
ABOUT THE TEAM
Annette Hadaway travels the world teaching animal and nature communication. One of Annette’s passions is communicating with wildlife and teaching in areas where humans lack wi-fi/computers. As a youth of Oregon in the United States, Annette’s grandparents encouraged nature adventure. With easy access to the natural world, solo hiking, leading hikes for others along with solo travel led Annette to visit Nepal where she was awakened to the plight of the captive elephant and ultimately, animal and nature communication.
Patricia Brown February 17, 1927 – November 4, 2023
Taught writing, literature, and public speaking at the high school and university level for twenty five years and holds a lifetime Community College credential. In 1971, Patricia began her teaching career by teaching English 101,102,28, and Business English at Pierce Community College, where she continued to teach, part-time, until 1994. In 1994, Patricia enlisted in the Peace Corps and was trained in TEFL. Returning from Europe, Patricia returned to Crespi Carmelite High School to serve as the Mentor Teacher, guiding teachers in lesson plans and classroom management, from 1997 to 2013.
Idris van Heffen is a purpose driven illustrator and art director hailing from the Netherlands. Simple lines, shapes and colours are a signature of his work, where he balances heavy topics with light-hearted visuals. He has taught illustration at the Art Academy of Rotterdam and has worked with an impressive list of international clients such as CitizenM, Expat Valley and South Pole.
Christina Kimoni studied graphic design and has been setting up books and working on many other design projects for twenty plus years until she discovered the world of communicating with animals and nature which has given her such a thrill and has amplified her life tenfold. This trilogy of books combines both these aspects of her life and has brought her to this point to be collaborating with like-minded individuals who share this love with her. She lives in a beautiful pine forest in the mountains of the island of Cyprus with her partner, their three dogs, an array of birds, lizards, and a fox she chatted to a few months back and is now trying to befriend her and the whole family. She is now working up the courage to take on communicating with animals and nature professionally. She has experienced that when she is in communication with them her life is so much more enriched than she could have ever imagined.
CREDITS FOR THE ELEPHANT AND CHILDREN’S LAND STORY – Authors: Patricia Brown, Annette Hadaway, Captive Held and Wild Elephants from Around the World, Editor: Sandy Miller, Illustrator: Idris van Heffen, Graphic Designer: Christina Kimoni, Contributors: Yvonne Beri, Tina Sieber, Terra Norihiro, Mata Ma, Sue Blythe, Ingrid Larson, Commons Cluster of the U.N. NGO Major Group led by Dr. Lisinka Ulatowska, Nature Communication for Global Transformation class led by Dr. Maia Kincaid, All-Win Network, Team Leader: Annette Hadaway.
CREDITS FOR THE ELEPHANT AND CHILDREN’S SEA STORY – Authors: Yvonne Beri, Judie Bogart, Patricia Brown, Annette Hadaway, Ingrid Larson, Vanessa Pe, Tina Sieber, Captive Held and Wild Elephants from Around the World, Editor: Joan Kehoe, Illustrator: Idris van Heffen, Graphic Designer: Christina Kimoni, Contributors: Commons Cluster of the U.N. NGO Major Group led by Dr. Lisinka Ulatowska, Nature Communication for Global Transformation class led by Dr. Maia Kincaid, All-Win Network, Team Leader: Annette Hadaway.
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