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The Elephant
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Ideal for children interested in animals and nature, as well as parents and educators seeking an engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to elephants and wildlife conservation.
In this, Jenni Desmond’s third nonfiction children’s book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant.
—We have started leveling our books for the school and library market, The Elephant by Jenni Desmond will also be leveled.
—We are reaching out to the WWF for an endorsement for The Elephant.
—Enchanted Lion will be publishing a thematic grouping of books for this season, the theme being Elephants. The Elephant by Jenni Desmond will be published in conjunction with The Smallest Elephant in the World by Milton Glaser, and Noodlephant by Jacob Kramer. Books will be marketed as a thematic group.
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In this, Jenni Desmond's third nonfiction children's book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant.
From Africa to Asia, the elephant makes its home. Light on their feet, despite their great weight, these magnificent creatures appear light and graceful because they are always walking on their tip-toes. They have excellent hearing and can detect the rumblings of other elephants from six miles away. And, just like humans being right-handed or left-handed, elephants can be right tusked or left tusked!
The recipient of the 2016 New York Times Best Illustrated award for her book The Polar Bear, Desmond creates illustrations that are scientifically accurate, strikingly detailed, and beautifully rendered in collage, paint, and coloured pencil.
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The Elephant
In this, Jenni Desmond's third nonfiction children's book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant. From Africa to Asia, the elephant makes its home. Light on their feet, despite their great weight, these magnificent creatures appear light and graceful because they are always walking on their tip-toes....Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Age range 4 to 8Following on her gorgeous blue whale, Desmond's polar bear is exquisitely rendered, magnificent, and precise, with wonderful storytelling too.A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as poetic exploration of polar bear bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures...HardbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781592702640
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 December 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Enchanted Lion Books
Illustration: color illustrations throughout
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 249.0mm
Height: 298.0mm
Weight: 556g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Jenni Desmond is an award-winning illustrator, artist and picture book author whose books have been translated into over 20 languages. She has won The New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, the Camrbidgeshire 'Read it Again' picture book award, and a Maurice Sendak Fellowship. Jenni lives in East London UK with her husband and baby daughter. When she's not in her studio, you'll find her cooking, cycling and swapping city life for long hikes down by the sea shore or up in the hills and the mountains.
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