Elephants (Nature's Children)

by Anna Prokos

Find out fascinating facts about the largest land mammal and the steps that are being taken to protect these gentle giants.

Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that elephants are the world's largest land mammal-or that an elephant's trunk is made up of more than 40,000 muscles? These gentle giants are also at risk due to illegal hunting. Learn fascinating facts like these-and more-all in the pages of this book!

Genres: Nonfiction

48 pages, Hardcover

Published February 1, 2018

Reviews

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's World Wildlife Day tomorrow, March 3rd (2023). I am an assistant in an afterschool program. Our boss has asked each teacher and assistant to choose an animal. I chose Elephant. We are to choose a teaching tool and an activity with our group of kids. Mine is reading a non-fiction book and learning to draw/paint an elephant.

This was the third of three library books I took out. I have to decide which one I will read to them. The first one had drawings with lots of fun facts and humor. The second book had photographs of elephants in their natural habitat and new facts the first book didn't offer.

This book is broken down into 5 short chapters with a page dedicated to the topic with photographs. Again, new facts that weren't in the other two books. I love how each book is different. I have decided I am going to read the first two books and put stickies in this book to read off while the children are working on the drawing part of the half an hour.

Another great book on elephants!

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good nonfiction book on elephants with nice pictures and facts about them.