Young listeners and early readers can learn all about African bush elephants in this gentle book about our largest mammal. Hints of African patterns and soft sun-bleached colors add to the sweet, but factual story of elephant life. The book also included an “Amazing Facts about Elephants” page at the end that will have readers, young and old, wanting to share what they have learned about the lives of African elephants.
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Elephants Don’t Like Ants! (and Other Amazing Facts)
Kids who have even a slight interest in elephants will enjoy this informative book. The first couple of chapters explain the differences between elephants in Africa and Asia, with photos and cartoon illustrations. The book also explains the special characteristics of elephants – did you know that their trunks have 40,016 muscles and can smell water up to 12 miles away?
Next, the book emphasizes how special elephants are – how they can remember things for many years, how attached they are to their family groups, etc.
At the end, readers are asked a few questions, to help them assimilate what they’ve read.