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Mubu The Little Animal Doctor  children's books reflects the true life stories of Animal Rights activist, Sangduen 'Lek' Chailert!


Mubu & MU-Mu The Little Animal Doctor is available now on iTunes.

 

The childhood stories of award winning animal rights activist, Lek Chailert

Mubu & Mu-Mu: The Little Animal Doctor, written by Peter Alexander and illustrated by Paulo Sergio, is the story of a young girl whose grandfather entrusts her with the care of the gibbon. The grandfather made three important rules: “No name for the gibbon,” “No cuddling the gibbon,” and “No gibbon sleeping in your bed.” Grandfather was not being mean; he knew that Mubu became attached to the animals she nursed, and that the animals would be returned to the wild and, therefore, must not be domesticated.

 

Of course we know where this is heading…Mubu becomes attached to the little gibbon, names her Mu-Mu, and is broken-hearted when it’s time to release her in her natural habitat. Mubu and Mu-Mu become fast friends and adventure out into the forest where they experience the wonders around them. When Mu-Mu is returned to her home in the forest, will she remember Mubu?      Discover Mubu

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Women’s History Month: Women Helping Wildlife

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Dr. Laurie Marker with Chewbacca, Cheetah Conservation Fund’s ambassador cheetah. He was rescued from a trap on a livestock farm and raised by the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia, Africa.

3) Sangduen "Lek" Chailert – Elephants

Dr. Sangduen "Lek" Chailert grew up in a small hill tribe village in Thailand.

Her love of elephants started when her grandfather got a baby elephant to help him with farming chores. While working with trekking companies after college, Lek discovered the abuse and neglect that many domestic Asian elephants endure. Retired elephants (from logging) were made to beg on the streets for food. Later on, they are sent to tourist camps to provide entertainment and rides.

Lek decided to take things into her own hands, and began advocating for better treatment of the elephants. In 1995, Lek set up the Elephant Nature Foundation, which advocates and acts on behalf of the rights of Asian elephants in Thailand. Within the foundation, the Elephant Nature Park (ENP) operates as a sanctuary and rehabilitation center providing a natural environment and allowing formerly abused and retired elephants to simple be elephants.

The elephants roam freely and work for no one. In addition to rescuing elephants, Elephant Nature Foundation also provides emergency healthcare to elephants in remote villages throughout Thailand through a program calledJumbo Express.

Elephant Nature Foundation’s recent endeavor is the Surin Project, set up in the Surin province, east of Bangkok.

The Surin Project helps mahouts in rural communities with elderly elephants through sustainable volunteer tourism. Volunteers will help with building shelters, digging irrigation canals, planting elephant food and helping elephants get off their chains and live natural lives by leading them on a long walk each morning.                                                                                       Read More

New Book Series Helps Lek's Animal Causes

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Mubu Mu-Mu: The Little Animal Doctor

In an enchanting story set in Thailand, a little girl nurses a wounded baby gibbon. What makes this story so delightful is that the story is true.

Mubu & Mu-Mu: The Little Animal Doctor, written by Peter Alexander and illustrated by Paulo Sergio, is the story of a young girl whose grandfather entrusts her with the care of the gibbon. The grandfather made three important rules: “No name for the gibbon,” “No cuddling the gibbon,” and “No gibbon sleeping in your bed.” Grandfather was not being mean; he knew that Mubu became attached to the animals she nursed, and that the animals would be returned to the wild and, therefore, must not be domesticated.
Of course we know where this is heading…Mubu becomes attached to the little gibbon, names her Mu-Mu, and is broken-hearted when it’s time to release her in her natural habitat. Mubu and Mu-Mu become fast friends and adventure out into the forest where they experience the wonders around them. When Mu-Mu is returned to her home in the forest, will she remember Mubu?

The Mubu book series is based on the true life experiences of animal saviour, Sangduen 'Lek' Chailert.

Revenue from the sale of the Mubu The Little Animal Doctor Children's book series will help fund Save Elephant Foundation.

Honoring MLK

THE MEMORIAL

The new King memorial, which opened in August in the nation's capital, celebrates the ideals King espoused. Quotations from his speeches and writings conjure memories of his message, and a 30-foot-tall sculpture depicts King emerging as a "stone of hope" from a "mountain of despair," a design inspired by a line of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Some gaze upon this figure in silence. Some smile and pull out cell phone cameras. Others chat about how closely the statue resembles King. And some are moved to tears.

"Just all that this man did so that we could do anything and be anything," said Brandolyn Brown, 26, of Cheraw, S.C., who visited the memorial Saturday with her aunt and cousin.

"I know it took a lot more than him to get to where we are, but he was a big part of the movement."

Brown's aunt, Gloria Drake, 60, of Cheraw, S.C., said she remembers King almost as though he was Moses leading his people to the promised land, even when there were so many reasons to doubt things would get better in an era of segregated buses, schools and lunch counters.

"It was really just hostile," she said. "... And then we had a man that comes to tell us things are going to be better."

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