Description
This is the first children’s book published by HERD Trust.
Written and designed by Tamlin Wightman (HERD’s Media and Marketing Manager)
Illustrated by Aldin Tigere
Product Details
This printed book is a tale for old and young, but is aimed at children between 0 and 14. Children from 5-7 might enjoy it as a self-read book, while for younger children it makes a great book to read to little ones.
For media enquiries, please email media@herd.org.za
You can add this book to your home, gift it to a friend or family member, stock it in your book shop, school, day care or library, celebrate it in your book club, or help us set up book launches around the world. Please contact us for more information: media@herd.org.za
Khanyisa has the most beautiful heart and her albino looks remind us of Sunshine every day. She is our Meisiekind, our survivor, and this children’s book captures her tale through beautiful illustrations by Aldin Tigere, the son of our very own Elephant Manager, Tigere Matipedza. You can purchase your copy of this special book or gift one to your friends and loved ones, to share the sunshine with them.
All profits from the sale of the book go to HERD for the care of the elephants.
Albino elephant, Khanyisa, a snare survivor and former orphan, has a special story that has already inspired people around the world. We hope her journey of rehabilitation and integration into a herd of her own reaches more people, and gives them the hope and positivity we all need more of in life. Khanyisa was rescued in 2020, as a four-month-old calf who had been trapped in a poacher’s snare for up to four days. She was alone, with no sight of her mother or herd. Khanyisa was one of the lucky ones. She was rescued in time and able to recover at South Africa’s first and only dedicated elephant orphanage. While she battled many ups and downs, with all the challenges that face fragile elephant orphan calves, she pulled through, with the constant care and help of the HERD team. She was able to join her new herd full-time, overnighting with them in the elephant homestead next to the orphanage, and spending sunrise to sunset in the Big 5 wilderness of her new reserve. She found a new mother in older elephant, Lundi, a best friend and sister in Timisa, and a loving older brother in Jabulani, and has continued to form close bonds with all the 15 members of her big, blended family at HERD. We are so proud of her journey and the positivity she continues to show.
