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You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency

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You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency by Patricia Cleveland-Peck is a whimsical children's book that explores the humorous and chaotic scenarios that arise when animals are summoned to help in a variety of emergencies. With its playful rhymes and vibrant illustrations, the book delightfully conveys why some creatures, amusingly, just aren't suited for certain rescue tasks. It's an engaging read that tickles the imagination and teaches about the uniqueness of different animals.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency

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'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian, on You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus

An elephant firefighter? A traffic cop sloth?
A paramedic chimpanzee? What a catastrophe!

In case of emergency, you'd do best to avoid all of these creatures. Find out why in this hilarious picture book filled with the most unlikely rescue attempts.

This brilliant, laugh-out-loud romp is bursting with all sorts of emergency vehicles and crazy creatures. Nee-nar! Nee-nar!

Don't miss out on the other hilarious books in this series: You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus, You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger, You Can't Take an Elephant on Holiday, and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car. Collect them all!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408880630

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 May 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Tazzyman

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 191g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Patricia Cleveland-Peck lived in France and Ireland before settling in rural Sussex. She has published fourteen children’s books and has also written adult books and plays. She now works as a travel journalist and, with a young granddaughter, she returned to the world of children’s books with the bestselling You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger which, together, have sold over 200,000 copies.

David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books, which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester and studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger are just two of his picture books for Bloomsbury and have sold over 200,000 copies. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.

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