African Elephant

"Describes the behavior and physical characteristics of African elephants."--From source other than the Library of Congress

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Find out what an African elephant has in common with a wildebeest. Learn what sets an African elephant apart from a snow leopard. Readers will compare and contrast key traits of African elephants—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other mammals. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

Describes the characteristics of the African elephant, the fight to stop poachers from killing them, their loss of habitat, and conservation efforts to keep them from becoming extinct. Includes Internet links to Web sites related to elephants.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces African elephants to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Head on safari to the grasslands of Africa to study African elephants in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids. You might know that African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, but there’s so much more to learn about these tusked creatures. Turn the pages to find out why the grandmother is in charge of an elephant family, and why big ears help elephants cool down! Meet a baby elephant as it takes its first steps, and discover how to tell the difference between an African elephant and an Asian elephant. The book also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and ivory poaching. Written by elephant expert Dr. Festus W. Ihwagi and featuring stunning illustrations by Nic Jones, African Elephant (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists. Also available: Humpback Whale, Giant Panda, Emperor Penguin

Introduces the characteristics and behavior of elephants, looks at their tusks and trunks, and describes how elephants find food, stay cool, and care for their young

These photographs capture not just the size and strength of these elephants but also their habitat, behavior and surprisingly gentle qualities. Quotes, myths, and stories from folklore, explorers, and tribal members accompany the images, presenting the elephant from both Western and African perspectives.

"Fascinating images accompany information about the African elephant. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.