Tranquil footsteps
Subtitle: the story of a herd of elephants in the Uda Walawe National Park in Sri Lanka
By: Srilal Miththapala.
Publisher: Stamford Lake
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pannipitiya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9789551131878
Subjects: Asiatic elephant -- Uda Walawe National Park -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction.; Uda Walawe National Park (Sri Lanka) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
First sentence: I stood there quitely warching the sun rising in the Easren skies, filtering through the tops of the trees, bathing the jungle in its golden rays.
Description: "The story of a family of elephants living in the Uda Walawe National Park of Sri Lanka, as told through the eyes of the Matriarch of the herd. It vividly traces the life experiences of the herd, through its colourful, and sometimes 'humanistic' characters. The book encompasses  a wealth of information about elephants an their behaviour, wild life in general, and the Uda Walwe National Park. The author's deep rooted interest and love for wildlife and nature is abundantly manifested through the matriarchs story of her life."
Notes: Novel.