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Overview
From their first steps in the African grassland to their first time using their trunks to drink water, baby elephants are fascinating and beautiful creatures! Learn all sorts of interesting facts about baby elephants in this Level 3 reader.
Synopsis
From their first steps in the African grassland to their first time using their trunks to drink water, baby elephants are fascinating and beautiful creatures! Veteran All Aboard Science Reader author Ginjer L. Clarke highlights the many interesting facts about these animals, including the differences between African and Asian elephants, by weaving them into a sweet story about a baby elephant and her family.
Children's Literature
This nonfiction book is part of the "All Aboard Science Reader" series. The level two book is for children who are reading with help and is written in short sentences and brief paragraphs. Illustrations painted in soft colors on each page show the African elephants in their habitat. The book begins when one of the female elephants is having her first baby. Details are given about how the baby looks and how her mother and the rest of the elephant family care for the baby. Further description is given about how the elephants find water, what they eat, their appearance, and how they sometimes fight. Other interesting information is given about their ivory tusks, elephants' relation to the mammoths, and the differences between Asian and African elephants. A pleasant ending explains how people and elephants do many things in the same way. The book contains much information presented in a simple way that should be just right for young readers. Reviewer: Vicki Foote