Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant (MacGregor Family Adventure Series) - Hardcover

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Richard Trout, an environmental biologist and college professor, researches the details of his adventure tales to make them meticulously accurate. The books in his MacGregor Family Adventure Series, which include Cayman Gold: Lost Treasure of Devils Grotto, Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant, Falcon of Abydos: Oracle of the Nile, Czar of Alaska: The Cross of Charlemagne, Sign of the Dragon, and Devil's Breath Volcano, have been selected by National Geographic for the JASON Project and have been finalists for an Oklahoma Book Award and a Teddy Award from the Writers' League of Texas. He lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Praise for Richard Trout's first novel, Cayman Gold: Lost Treasure of Devils Grotto:

"Trout has written a tale for young people the way it should be written."
-Clive Cussler, best-selling author

Praise for Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant:

"An action-packed journey for young adults through the trials and triumphs of wildlife conservation in the African bush."
-Dr. Delia and Mark Owens, zoologists and authors of Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of the Elephant, and the National Geographic film African Odyssey

"Teens who enjoy the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, and young adults who thrive on outdoor adventure and action stories, won't be able to put Elephant Tears down until they've read it all the way through."
-Gottawritenetwork.com,True North

"Portrays the teens' relationships with each other and with their parents as wholesome but realistic ... respectfully depicts the native Africans and their tradition without glossing over their problems."
-VOYA, Leah Sparks

"The author weaves an exciting adventure while stressing the importance of protecting the earth's dwindling resources and endangered animals. It is a powerful, enlightening, exciting novel."
-KLIATT, Sherri Forgash Ginsberg

"A thriller adventure novel ... superbly researched and written ... young readers will find it hard to put down!"
-Midwest Book Review,"Children's Bookwatch," James Cox, editor

"Action-filled thriller that you will want to read for the excitement factor as well as gaining a lot of insight into the problems of wildlife survival."
-Northwest Metro Times, "Kids Books," Dale Knowles

In Book Two in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series, Dr. Jack MacGregor, once again in pursuit of protecting earth's diminishing resources and endangered animals, arrives in East Africa and collides with an international cartel that is exploiting elephants. Meanwhile, the MacGregor teens, Chris, Heather, and Ryan, and their friend Rebecca, a Kikuyu native, are unwittingly thrust into the battle to save the elephants alongside a veteran American aviator who is out to bring the poachers to justice.

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"It's Clive Cussler for teens. Once you read Elephant Tears, you'll be eagerly scanning the shelves for copies of the first and third books in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series."
-Gottawritenetwork.com

The MacGregor Family Adventure Series follows zoologist Jack MacGregor as he travels the world in pursuit of protecting its dwindling resources. Accompanying him are his paleontologist wife Mavis and their three teenagers, Chris, Heather, and Ryan, who encounter danger and adventure everywhere they go.

In Book Two, Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant, Dr. Jack MacGregor works with the Kenya Wildlife Service to assess their big-game population. Meanwhile, Mavis and the teens go on safari and discover that poachers continue to kill endangered wildlife and sell skins, skulls, and ivory on the black market. They team up with a native Kikuyu, Samburu, and a seasoned American aviator in an effort to save the endangered animals and bring justice to the criminals that exploit them.

Serengeti, Ambroseli, Masai Mara, and Mt. Kilimanjaro are just a few of the locations of this action-adventure. Amazing descriptions of the landscape, peoples, and animals native to wild Africa will appeal to readers in search of a safari-inspired suspense thriller.

Richard Trout has degrees in biology and natural science and is a professor of biological sciences at a college in Oklahoma. He has been an accomplished scuba diver for over thirty years. His other books in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series include Cayman Gold: Lost Treasure of Devils Grotto, Falcon of Abydos: Oracle of the Nile, and Czar of Alaska: The Cross of Charlemagne, all available from Pelican. The father of two grown daughters, he and his wife reside in Oklahoma City.