Meru National Park and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in the best selling book and award winning movie "Born Free". Elsa the Lioness is buried in this park and part of Joy's ashes were scattered on her gravesite. Between the years 2000 and 2005, the Kenya Wildlife Service, helped by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), restored Meru National Park from near ruin to one of the most promising tourist destinations in Eastern Africa, solving the parks poaching problem. IFAW donated $1.25 million to this major restoration project, and with this money aided in improving the basic infrastructure and
The Joy of Pregnancy include question and answer sections, questions from Tori's readers, as well as information for dads in the "Dad's Corner." "The Joy of Pregnancy" received The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval in 2008, as well as a Gold recipient of the 2009 Mom's Choice Awards in the Pregnancy & Childbirth category. The book was also designated as a "Best Consumer Health 2008" title by Library Journal. The Joy of Pregnancy The Joy of Pregnancy is an award-winning guide to pregnancy and childbirth, written by Tori Kropp and published by The Harvard Common Press in April 2008. "The Joy of Pregnancy"