The Elephant
by Jenni Desmond (Author)
In this, Jenni Desmond's third nonfiction children's book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant.
From Africa to Asia, the elephant makes its home. Light on their feet, despite their great weight, these magnificent creatures appear light and graceful because they're always walking on their tip-toes. They have excellent hearing and can detect the rumblings of other elephants from six miles away. And, just like humans being right handed or left handed, elephants can be right tusked or left tusked!
The recipient of the 2016 New York Times Best Illustrated award for her book The Polar Bear, Desmond creates illustrations that are scientifically accurate, strikingly detailed, and beautifully rendered in collage, paint, and colored pencil.
Locate at a Library Near You WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online.
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
In Desmond's third title in a series devoted to endangered animals, a brown-skinned boy wearing a red crown reads from a book--the very same book in readers' hands--about African and Asian elephants. The mixed-media art offers naturalistic depictions of elephants on the savannah, tramping through the forest, and crossing a dry desert. Desmond includes expressive touches, as well: a mountain of fruits and vegetables represents what an elephant could eat in a day (the boy sits atop the pile, munching on an apple). Memorable facts about elephants occur throughout: "Since some African elephants' ears are as big as full-sized refrigerators, vigorous flapping can generate quite a breeze." An affectionate and informative celebration of two magnificent species. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.Review quotes
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF003070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Elephants
