Pringle, Laurence
Summary: Learn all about the elephant in this nonfiction picture book that explores every aspect of these giant mammals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 PRIStanek, Linda
Summary: "From slowing wildfires to planting seeds, one animal is the true superhero that keeps the African savanna in balance. Elephants dig to find salt that other animal lick, their deep footprints collect water for small creatures to drink, and they eat young trees to keep the forest from overtaking the grasslands. In every season, the elephants are there to protect the savanna and its residents -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbordale Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STAO'Connell, Jennifer
Summary: "This nonfiction picture book tells the story of Lawrence Anthony and the deep bond he forged with the matriarch of the herd he saved at his animal reserve in South Africa. When Lawrence died, the matriarch led all the elephants from remote parts of the reserve in a procession to his home, where they gathered to mourn him. They returned on the same day at the same time for the next two years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 O'COProkos, Anna
Summary: "Introduces and explains facts about elephants."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 PROMarsico, Katie
Summary: "Find out why elephants are in danger of dying out, what effect these animals have on the environment, and what people are doing to save them from extinction."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 MARBradshaw, G. A. (Gay A.)
Summary: Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behaviour, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. He argues that a breakdown of ancient elephant cultures has resulted from exposure to violent trauma and urges readers to support elephant recovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 BRAWalters, Eric
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN WILMumby, Hannah
Summary: The international ecologist and conservation scientist presents an eye-opening species analysis that celebrates the personality, intelligence and rich emotional life of the elephant and explains why humans need to rethink approaches to its care and conservation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 MUMEngle, Margarita
Summary: "Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. As she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ENGTomsic, Kim
Summary: "Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby love animals-so when they hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home, they welcome the herd to their wildlife sanctuary-Thula Thula-with open arms. What follows in this beautifully illustrated true story is an extraordinary cross-species friendship that will move readers and warm the hearts of animal lovers at every age"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and habitat of the Asiatic elephant, and explains why their numbers are threatened and what can be done about it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.676 SPITerp, Gail
Summary: "Diagrams, graphs, and fun text help readers explore the lives of African elephants and their place in the wild animal kingdom"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 TERPringle, Laurence P.
Summary: A biography of Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant researcher in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, illustrated with her own photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: 599.67 PRIJoubert, Beverly.
Summary: Introduces the African elephant by following a husband and wife team who observe them, covering the importance of the herd, why its population is dwindling, and ways people can help conserve them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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Summary: This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: David Macaulay Studio, Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 ROYSirotich, Erica
Summary: This book tells about five unlikely animal friendships in sanctuaries and zoos, from around the world: Kenya's Owen the hippo and Mzee the tortoise; South Africa's Themba the elephant and Albert the sheep; California's Koko the gorilla and her kittens; Virginia's Kumbali the cheetah and Kago the dog; Ireland's Ben the dog and Duggie the wild dolphin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Publishers 2020
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Summary: Presents an introduction to elephants, discussing their bodies, families, eating and bathing habits, and evolution, briefly explains why elephants are becoming scarce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 BREPinnock, Don
Summary: Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation. African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species. The Last Elephants , an homage to these animals and a clarion call for their preservation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 PINWood, Levison
Summary: "Ever since he was young, Levison Wood has been fascinated by elephants and their fight for survival. While trekking the Nile he finally saw these beasts up close, and in The Last Giants, he satisfies his lifelong desire to learn more about the majestic African elephant. These giants journey through some of Africa's most magnificent landscapes as they go in search of life-giving waters and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Cat 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 WOOSafina, Carl
Summary: Follows a herd of elephants in Kenya and killer whales in the Pacific Northwest and describes their capacity for perception, thought, and emotion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 SAFHolmes, Mary Tavener.
Summary: Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLOwen, Ruth
Summary: Provides information about elephants, discussing where they live, what they eat and drink, and their family structures, and considering questions about whether elephants have feelings and their levels of intelligence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2012