Busy Elephants

by John Schindel, Martin Harvey (Photographer)

Overview

Stunning photographs of wild African elephants are paired with rhyming, toddler-appropriate action verbs. Babies and toddlers will delight in seeing elephants of all sizes in their natural habitat as they romp, stomp, stretch, step, splash, dash, and more. This is the 14th book in the popular Busy Book series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781582463834
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/22/2011
Series:	Busy Animals Series
Pages:	20
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 4.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

JOHN SCHINDEL turned his love of writing for kids and working with quality photographers into Tricycle's Busy Book series. He's currently developing ideas for the 15th book in the series.

MARTIN HARVEY is an internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer situated in South Africa. His clients include WWF International, Sky TV, and the National Geographic channel. Martin has received numerous photographic awards and commendations in both the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and AGFA Wildlife Awards. He has also had several wildlife and travel books published.

Editorial Reviews

The focus is elephants and this board book is filled with pictures of these very large creatures. The opening shows a herd which looks like it is on the move. The next page presents a pair at a watering hole. For each picture there are a few words used to describe the action—the elephants are greeting each other, stretching to reach some leaves, easting grasses, drinking water and nuzzling by touching or entwining their trunks. There are big adult elephants and cute baby elephants to look at. One of the most interesting pictures is that of an elephant blowing dust all over itself. The action really begs the question as to why. Adult readers may want to do their research so they can answer the question as to why elephants do this. (The dust protects them from bugs and the sun.) An informative choice, especially before an outing to the zoo. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot