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Believing that she has no special abilities to share in the school talent show, Ella the elephant takes over the event's organization and discovers something important in the process.

When Ella the elephant goes to the carnival and loses her lucky hat in a storm, she learns a valuable lesson about the real meaning of luck.

Elephants are incredibly large animals that need lots of space to roam. Making them feel at home in a zoo is a tough job, but a lot of people work hard every day to keep these amazing creatures happy. Through accessible text and vibrant photographs, budding readers will learn about the zookeepers that feed and care for elephants, as well as help them raise their young. From their big ears to their big appetites, there's a lot to learn about elephants...

Chico the monkey has to step in and save the day when his friend Clark the elephant's cooking nearly destroys their town.

Thirteen-year-old Sam and her father scrape by caring for rescued elephants until an offer comes through that may not only save the sanctuary, it may also restore an extinct species. Includes facts about woolly mammoths and cloning.

From elephants to jack rabbits, explains how certain animals use their ears to help them survive.

When Chico the monkey wakes up to a loud clatter, he puts on his tool belt and searches his tree house to find what is making the noise, only to discover Clark the elephant stuck in the laundry chute.

"For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice?s old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to...

When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has "an elephant of surprise."

Early readers will enjoy being introduced to elephants in the wild. Using colorful, full page photographs, simple sentences, and sight words, young readers will have fun learning about elephants while practicing their reading skills.