The elephant / Jenni Desmond.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 9781592702640
- 1592702643
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 599.67 D464 | Available | 33111009346186 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 599.67 D464 | Available | 33111009296779 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
"Elephants have roamed the Earth for millions of years, but only two species remain in the world today: the African elephant and the Asian elephant. Though African and Asian elephants are noticeably different, these enormous, intelligent animals have many similarities, too. Their trunks are powerful enough to pick up even the smallest of berries. With their amazing memories, they find watering holes they haven't visited in years. Their cushioned feet can detect the powerful footfalls of other elephants from six miles away. And, just as humans are right-handed or left-handed, elephants can be right-tusked or left-tusked!"--Page [2] of cover.
Age 4-8.
K to Grade 3.