Elephants

Elephants

by Melis­sa Stewart

Chil­dren’s Press / Scholas­tic, 2002

for Grades 3–5

ISBN 978–0‑51622–199‑1

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

Learn all about the phys­i­cal char­ac­ter­is­tics, behav­ior, and lifestyles of ele­phants. Read this book along with the oth­er titles in this series to under­stand how our favorite plant-eat­ing mam­mals live togeth­er and inter­act on the African savanna.

Honors and Awards

  • Sci­ence Books & Films Edi­tor’s Choice

Reviews

“These books are well writ­ten and con­tain many out­stand­ing pho­tographs. They do an excel­lent job of describ­ing the [African] ani­mals, espe­cial­ly in point­ing out any unique char­ac­ter­is­tics. Pub­lic schools and libraries would do well to own these books. They are sure to excite read­ers, young and old, to vis­it a zoo, to learn more about the ani­mals, and to think about ways to pro­tect the dwin­dling pop­u­la­tions of rare and endan­gered species.” (Sci­ence Books & Films)

Behind the Book

“I was inspired to write this book after spend­ing three weeks on safari in East Africa. I was for­tu­nate enough to see many groups of ele­phants in their nat­ur­al habi­tat. I even took one of the pho­tos that appears in Ele­phants. That huge musk male was just 15 feet from our jeep — too close for com­fort. Luck­i­ly, he didn’t charge.”

Elephants

by Melis­sa Stewart

Chil­dren’s Press / Scholas­tic, 2002

for Grades 3–5

ISBN 978–0‑51622–199‑1

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

Series at a Glance

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