Describes the physical characteristics, mating behavior, habitat, natural defenses, and feeding habits of the world's largest land animal, the African elephant.

Explains the physical characteristics, life cycle, habits, and habitat of the elephant.

Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of elephant species.

In four stories, Kate, a young elephant, plays in the snow, learns to appreciate her new quilt, fusses over a lost toy, and quiets the crying of her baby cousin.

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.--

Elmer the patchwork elephant helps the excited youngsters prepare for the Christmas visit of Papa Red.

"There is pandemonium in the jungle. A strange roaring sounds sends the animals stampeding, convinced it's a monster. But all is not as it seems. Only Elmer the patchwork elephant is brave enough to investigate, and what he discovers comes as quite a surprise"--

Presents an introduction to elephants, discussing their bodies, families, eating and bathing habits, and evolution, briefly explains why elephants are becoming scarce.

"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story,...

Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.