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  • The Ant and the Elephant

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Feb. 19, 1980)
    The elephant is the kindest animal in the jungle, rescuing the giraffe, lion, and rhino, but who will return the favor when the elephant needs help?
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  • Ants and Elephants

    Bob Jordan

    Audiobook (Bob Jordan, Aug. 31, 2016)
    Ants and Elephants is a story about a 12-year-old boy named Wil who is bullied by Big Mike. Wil admits to being afraid of Big Mike, who has threatened to stomp him. The guy is twice Wil's size and has buddies only too willing to help him beat Wil to a pulp. Chloey, Wil's girlfriend, will not allow him to be intimidated. This savvy young lady teaches Wil psychological techniques that will help him stand up to his enemy. Meanwhile Wil builds a tree house and stakes it out, skipping school until he's mastered the art of showing Big Mike who's boss. Chloey tells everyone Wil has tonsillitis, and brings his schoolwork to the tree house. Wil becomes a town hero when he rescues the old proprietor from a burning building. With his esteem at an all-time high, Wil returns to school. When Big Mike walks over to his table in the cafeteria, Wil doesn't blink. He tells Big Mike off without raising his voice, leaving the bully in a dazed stupor. I enjoyed the witty dialogue, including the friendship between Wil and Chloey. This story can be enjoyed by all ages, but it's especially geared to grammar and middle school-age children. The message Mr. Jordan conveys is constructive and needful. With the right mindset and technique, the blundering elephant is no match for the savvy ant.
  • Tua and the Elephant

    R. P. Harris, Taeeun Yoo

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, April 18, 2012)
    Ten-year-old Tua—Thai for "peanut"—has everything she needs at home in Chiang Mai, Thailand, except for one thing she's always wanted: a sister. In the market one day, Tua makes an accidental acquaintance—one with wise, loving eyes, remarkable strength, and a very curious trunk. And when Tua meets Pohn-Pohn, it's clear this elephant needs her help. Together, the unusual team sets off on a remarkable journey to escape from Pohn-Pohn's vile captors. From the bustling night market to the hallowed halls of a Buddhist temple and finally, to the sanctuary of an elephant refuge, this clever girl and her beloved companion find that right under their noses is exactly what each has been searching for: a friend.
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  • Elephant

    Caroline Arnold, Richard Hewett

    language (StarWalk Kids Media, Aug. 22, 2013)
    Elephants have lived on Earth for million of years. Yet due to illegal hunting and the destruction of their natural habitat, today they are among the most endangered of species. This informative photo essay follows this intelligent giant's day-to-day life and behavior, both in captivity and in the wild. With forty striking full-color photographs, Elephant offers youngsters a fascinating view of this largest of all land animals.
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  • Mela and the Elephant

    Dow Phumiruk, Ziyue Chen

    Hardcover (Sleeping Bear Press, March 15, 2018)
    2019 Colorado Book Award Finalist Recognized in The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2018 Mela sets out to explore the river outside her village but quickly ends up in trouble when her little boat is swept downstream and into the dense jungle. She encounters a crocodile, a leopard, and some monkeys, offering each a prize return for helping her find her way home but the animals snatch up their rewards without helping Mela back to her village. Just when she's about to give up, an elephant shows Mela that kindness is its own reward. This new fable is told with authentic Thai customs and includes an author's note with more Thai traditions and language.
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  • Ant and ElephAnt

    Swapnil Mukherjee

    language (, Nov. 17, 2017)
    Ant and ElephAnt -- Mini is tiny ant. She goes to school every day. One day she was coming from school and suddenly her boat was drowned. She started swimming in the river. A Elephant was taking bath in the river. His name is Hati pati. He took water in his trunk and Mini, who was in the river entred in his trunk.What will happen to Mini? Will Mini Become large like Hati pati? Can Mini and Hati pati become Friends?Lets read.....
  • Tua and the Elephant

    R.P. Harris, Taeeun Yoo

    Paperback (Chronicle Books, Oct. 22, 2013)
    One day, Tua makes an accidental acquaintance—one with wise, loving eyes and a very curious trunk. And this elephant needs her help. From the bustling night market to the hallowed halls of a Buddhist temple and finally, to the sanctuary of an elephant refuge, this clever girl and her beloved companion find that right under their noses is exactly what each has been searching for: a friend.
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  • Tua and the Elephant

    R.P. Harris, Taeeun Yoo

    eBook (Chronicle Books LLC, April 6, 2012)
    Ten-year-old Tua—Thai for "peanut"—has everything she needs at home in Chiang Mai, Thailand, except for one thing she's always wanted: a sister. In the market one day, Tua makes an accidental acquaintance—one with wise, loving eyes, remarkable strength, and a very curious trunk. And when Tua meets Pohn-Pohn, it's clear this elephant needs her help. Together, the unusual team sets off on a remarkable journey to escape from Pohn-Pohn's vile captors. From the bustling night market to the hallowed halls of a Buddhist temple and finally, to the sanctuary of an elephant refuge, this clever girl and her beloved companion find that right under their noses is exactly what each has been searching for: a friend.
  • The Ant and the Elephant

    Bill Peet

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Feb. 1, 1980)
    The elephant is the kindest animal in the jungle, rescuing the giraffe, lion, and rhino, but who will return the favor when the elephant needs help? "Witty, original, with divine animal characters." -- Publishers Weekly
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  • Elephant

    Rachel Elliot, Jacqueline East

    Board book (B.E.S. Publishing, June 1, 2009)
    This brand-new title in the Wiggle-Waggles board books series features a cheerful Elephant's face on the front cover. It's constructed of layered board sections that create an amusing 3D effect. When kids move Elephant's ears back and forth his mouth moves and he munches on leaves. Children can also touch furry patches in some of the illustrations. The funny story is written in verse, with bright, full-color illustrations on every sturdy board page.
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  • The Ant And The Elephant

    Bill Peet

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback, Feb. 19, 1980)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favor.
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  • The Lion and the Elephant

    Charles John Andersson

    eBook (, Aug. 11, 2018)
    "I and my Hottentots have killed eight hundred elephants." -Charles Andersson"Trodden on by elephants, ripped up by the horn of a rhinoceros, suffering hunger and thirst, our author has survived all these dangers to write us a very interesting book." -The Rambler, 1856 "Charles Andersson was attacked and crushed to death by a wounded elephant…his passion for hunting led him into needless dangers." - New American Cyclopaedia, 1857" As a martyr, Mr. Andersson is entitled to the sympathy of his readers." - North American Review, 1862The late Charles John Andersson, the well-known big game hunter and explorer in Africa, and author of "Lake Ngami" and " The Okovango River," ended his days miserably, as so many other enterprising men had done before him, in the wilds of that continent, brought to an untimely end by the very game which he hunted. Andersson left behind him voluminous papers and notes on the hunting of the lion and elephant which were published in his famous 1873 book "The Lion and the Elephant."Karl John (Karl Johan) Andersson (1827–1867) was an explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and ornithologist, most famous for the many books he published about his travels, and for being one of the most notable explorers of southern Africa, mostly in present-day Namibia. He often needed to earn money through trade and hunting.In 1850 Andersson arrived at the Cape of Good Hope and then travelled to Walvis Bay, in modern-day Namibia. They then trekked into the interior, at the time little explored by Europeans. They intended to reach Lake Ngami, but failed on that expedition. In 1855 he returned to London, where he published his book "Lake Ngami", in which he describes his travels. He returned to Africa the same year.Back in south west Africa, Andersson was hired as manager for mines in what was then called Damaraland and Namaqualand. However, he only held the position for a brief time, and continued his explorations. In 1859 he reached the Okavango River, an expedition that he recorded in his book The Okavango River.Andersson's "The Lion and the Elephant" is a collection of his writings on his experiences and knowledge of hunting lions and elephants during his explorations and expeditions in Africa. In describing one attack by a lion, Andersson writes: "The lion had watched him to his fireside, and he had scarcely lain down when the brute sprang upon him with his appalling murderous roar, and roaring as he lay, grappled him with his fearful claws… John Stofolus had lain with his back to the fire on the opposite side, and on hearing the lion he sprang up, and, seizing a large flaming brand belaboured him on the head…"In describing a run-in with a rhinoceros, Andersson writes:"I took up a stone and hurled it at her with all my force; when, snorting horribly, and raising clouds of dust with her feet, she rushed at me with fearful fury…. She laid me prostrate…and trampled on me with great violence …."As Andersson prophetically notes in his conclusion, the life of the professed elephant-hunter is one of great peril and privation, and there are few who engage in it that do not, sooner or later, " go to the wall": "I have nearly got over my difficulties, for in twenty months I and my Hottentots have killed eight hundred elephants; four hundred of them have fallen to this good gun, and when I am free I quit it. Scores of times have the elephants charged around me, even within a yard of the bush under which I had crept; and I feel that it was a chance I was not crushed."Other books by Andersson include: •"Explorations in South Africa, with the Route from Walfisch Bay to Lake Ngami". Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. •Lake Ngami, or Explorations and Discoveries in the Wilds of Southern Africa. •The Okavango River, a Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure. London.•Notes of Travel in South-Western Africa