Have You Seen an Elephant?
Have You Seen an Elephant?
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Kids Can Press
Just the Series: Alex's Field Guides   

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Annotation: A girls hilariously unsuccessful search for elephants serves as a clever allegory for the disappearance of these iconic... more
Genre: [Biology]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #379811
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Copyright Date: 2024
Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 05/07/24
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-525-30674-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-525-30674-7
Dewey: 599.67
LCCN: 2024401694
Dimensions: 24 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews

How tough could it be to find an elephant?"Elephant journal" in hand, Alex, our tan-skinned young narrator, is determined to track down a pachyderm. Alex quizzes a giraffe and some meerkats but, while questioning a tree-twining boa, fails to notice a long, gray, fruit-plucking trunk below. As Alex talks to a rhino, the hindquarters of another pachyderm can be glimpsed disappearing into the underbrush. Crouching in a nest amid huge eggs, our oblivious narrator interrogates a cranky-looking vulture; later, Alex queries an irate lion, missing many elephants off in the distance. The next page reveals Alex inside the lion's belly, consulting a zebra who's also been eaten by the big cat (both are intact), while five elephants walk by outside, unseen. In a crocodile-infested river, Alex straddles an open jaw, overlooking the elephant group on the far shore (as well as the croc chomping on the narrator's backpack). Perched on an enormous termite mound, Alex again misses out on the elephants. Finally, concluding that "elephants are so hard to find," Alex pulls out a "Tiger Journal," beginning a new quest by querying…an elephant! Delightful watercolorlike illustrations in earthy tones are engaging and will have kids eagerly pointing out everything that Alex misses-make room for this one at storytime. Three spreads feature pages from Alex's journal, with facts on elephant families, intelligence, diet, and more.Enlightening, interactive animal fun. (how to make your own journal, resources) (Picture book. 4-8)

School Library Journal (Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

PreS-Gr 2— An intrepid but not highly observant young explorer named Alex loves elephants and goes out on an expedition to find some "real" ones. Along the way, Alex meets a great many other wild animals, but fails to be looking in the right direction when the elephants are actually oh so close. Alex has a detailed and inspiring journal full of elephant information, and by the end of the book, young animal enthusiasts will have a highly informative guide to creating an animal journal of their own. Alex is a cheerful and diligent character, and the learning is made fun through humorous illustrations that will have readers pulling for Alex to look thoroughly and see the elephants right there on the page. VERDICT An entertaining introduction to elephants, this title will be enjoyed by elementary students and hopefully inspire young researchers to create their own research journals.— John Scott

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: K-3
Lexile: AD490L

A girls hilariously unsuccessful search for elephants serves as a clever allegory for the disappearance of these iconic animals. The first book in a series focused on endangered animals.

Meet Alex. Shes an explorer who LOVES elephants, and shes decided to see one for herself. How hard could it be? It turns out, pretty hard! Alex asks one animal after another for help, but none of them has seen an elephant. Not the giraffe. Not the snake. Not even the lion! Where are all the elephants?

Keen-eyed readers of this charming picture book from author-illustrator Elina Ellis will chuckle as they spot the elephants hiding in plain sight on every spread. Alexs difficulty finding an elephant is meant as a subtle reminder that elephants actually are disappearing in the wild. The story is told in dialogue, interspersed with loads of elephant facts presented as two-page spreads from Alexs journal. The sly humor in Elliss mostly earth-toned illustrations will keep readers fully engaged with the pages. Instructions in the back matter show budding explorers how to make their own animal journals. This is the first book in a series that will serve as an excellent accompaniment for discussions on endangered animals and conservation, as well as life science lessons on the characteristics of living things.


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