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  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge

    Martin Jenkins, Ivan Bates

    Paperback (Candlewick, Sept. 23, 2014)
    “Cheerfully informal. . . . Lighthearted and affectionate.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s BooksAn entertaining, educational look at the everyday life of a family of elephants —who never forget who’s in charge. Grandma! In lively prose interspersed with fun facts, Martin Jenkins spins a striking story about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood, while Ivan Bates brings the great beasts to rumbling, tumbling, lumbering life.
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  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge

    Martin Jenkins, Ivan Bates

    Hardcover (Candlewick, April 1, 2003)
    An entertaining, educational look at the everyday life of a family of elephants - who never forget who’s in charge.Elephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big families, too. So who can possibly keep them in line? Grandma! After all, she’s been around long enough to know where all the best watering holes are, how to gather the tastiest food, and how to sniff out danger. In lively prose interspersed with fun facts (did you know that an adult elephant eats 1,000 pounds of food a day?), Martin Jenkins spins a striking story about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood, while Ivan Bates brings the great beasts to rumbling, tumbling, lumbering life.
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  • Grandma Elephant's In Charge - Hardcover - First U.S. Edition, 1st Printing 2003

    Martin Jenkins

    Hardcover (Candlewick Press, Aug. 16, 2003)
    A beautifully illustrated, very informative book about African elephants and how they live.
  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge

    Martin Jenkins

    Paperback (Walker Childrens Paperbacks, Aug. 16, 2010)
    This is one of a new series of books, Read and Discover, designed to encourage children to learn about the world as they learn to read. Elephants are big - and the biggest and most important elephant of all is Grandma. She's in charge! This title supports KS1 - 2 Science and Literacy, in consultation with the Center for Literacy in Primary Education. Non-fiction readers with boy and reluctant reader appeal. It includes text and illustrations, which support children learning to read. It features extra fact sections at the back of the books as well as author and illustrator biographies and an index.
  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge

    Martin Jenkins~Ivan Bates

    Hardcover (Walker Books Ltd, Aug. 16, 2003)
    Elephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big families, too. So who can possibly keep them in line? Grandma! After all, she’s been around long enough to know where all the best watering holes are, how to gather the tastiest food, and how to sniff out danger. In lively prose interspersed with fun facts (did you know that an adult elephant eats 1,000 pounds of food a day?), Martin Jenkins spins a striking story about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood, while Ivan Bates brings the great beasts to rumbling, tumbling, lumbering life.
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  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge: Read and Wonder

    Martin Jenkins, Ivan Bates

    Paperback (Candlewick, Feb. 27, 2007)
    "With relaxed, informal words and realistic illustrations, this boisterous picture book brings children close to exciting facts about African elephants in the wild." — BOOKLISTElephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big families, too. So who can keep them in line? Grandma! In lively prose interspersed with fun facts, Martin Jenkins spins a striking story about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood, while Ivan Bates brings the great beasts to rumbling, tumbling, lumbering life.
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  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge

    Solicitor Martin Jenkins, Ivan Bates

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 23, 2014)
    An entertaining, educational look at the everyday life of a family of elephants - who never forget who s in charge. Elephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big families, too. So who can possibly keep them in line? Grandma! After all, she s been around long enough to know where all the best watering holes are, how to gather the tastiest food, and how to sniff out danger. In lively prose interspersed with fun facts (did you know that an adult elephant eats 1,000 pounds of food a day?), Martin Jenkins spins a striking story about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood, while Ivan Bates brings the great beasts to rumbling, tumbling, lumbering life."
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  • Grandma Elephant's in Charge

    Martin Jenkins

    Paperback (Gardners Books, May 31, 2004)
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