Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks?

Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks?
Author: Ben Lerwill
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-06-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1536224049

"This appealing book looks at what baby animals have in common with young children. . . . Collage illustrations create a warm, inviting look." —Booklist A perfect read-aloud, this book encourages the youngest of readers to think about what makes them unique while also learning about ways in which they might be similar to babies in the animal kingdom—from giraffes wobbling as they walk to puppies losing their baby teeth. Each spread is fully illustrated with heartwarming collage artwork that depicts the love between parent and child across species.

Elephants and Their Calves

Elephants and Their Calves
Author: Margaret Hall
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780736846400

Describes and illustrates elephants and their calves.

Meet a Baby Elephant

Meet a Baby Elephant
Author: Samantha S. Bell
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541509749

African elephants are the largest animals that live on land. Elephant calves are born into a big family. They play with other calves. Calves learn to use their trunks. They drink water and make loud noises. How do baby elephants grow and change? Read this book to find out! This title also includes a life cycle diagram, a habitat map, fun facts, a glossary, and more!

A Baby Elephant in the Wild

A Baby Elephant in the Wild
Author: Caitlin O'Connell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0544149440

With in-the-field photographs, this photo essay brings young children to the African scrub desert to witness how a baby elephant survives in the wild.

How to Be an Elephant

How to Be an Elephant
Author: Katherine Roy
Publisher: David Macaulay Studio
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1626721785

"This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth."--

Bashi, Elephant Baby

Bashi, Elephant Baby
Author: Theresa Radcliffe
Publisher: Puffin HC
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1998
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 9780140559132

As the sun rises over the African plain, the mother elephant and her newborn calf, Bashi, follow the herd down to the watering hole.But they are not alone, for the water has drawn some lionesses to the edge to drink and they are looking hungriliy at Bashi.

Moses

Moses
Author: Jenny Perepeczko
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2014-08-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1442496045

Meet Moses, an orphaned elephant baby from Malawi, Africa, who is curious, loving, and full of mischief! This nonfiction picture book bursts with fun facts and adorable photographs. Moses is a little elephant who lives at the Jumbo Foundation, a home for orphaned animals in Africa. Like all elephants, Moses has big, floppy ears, and a very long trunk. But in many ways, Moses is just like any kid! He likes to play with his animal friends and with his human baby sister, Catherine. He loves to cuddle and give great big hugs. He likes to share...but not always. And sometimes, he can be a bit naughty! So get ready to learn all about elephants, to understand the challenges we face in protecting them, and to make friends with Moses—he can’t wait to meet you!

Elephants

Elephants
Author: Steve Bloom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08-17
Genre: Elephants
ISBN: 9780500650554

Steve Bloom's breathtaking photos carry this book and will keep it being reread. Familiar animals, appearing newly grand. --Chicago Tribune

One Amazing Elephant

One Amazing Elephant
Author: Linda Oatman High
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062455850

A poignant middle grade animal story from talented author Linda Oatman High that will appeal to fans of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. In this heartwarming novel, a girl and an elephant face the same devastating loss—and slowly realize that they share the same powerful love. Twelve-year-old Lily Pruitt loves her grandparents, but she doesn’t love the circus—and the circus is their life. She’s perfectly happy to stay with her father, away from her neglectful mother and her grandfather’s beloved elephant, Queenie Grace. Then Grandpa Bill dies, and both Lily and Queenie Grace are devastated. When Lily travels to Florida for the funeral, she keeps her distance from the elephant. But the two are mourning the same man—and form a bond born of loss. And when Queenie Grace faces danger, Lily must come up with a plan to help save her friend.