Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel (A Young Reader’s Adaptation)

Researcher Carl Safina’s field experiences with elephants in Kenya and whales in the Pacific Northwest frame this book about animal behavior and emotion. It considers how these animals play, fight, and communicate with one another and sometimes with people. The narrative combines firsthand accounts, photographs, and field research, with particular attention to elephants’ emotions, behavior, and communication across the Kenyan landscape.