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K-Gr 2—This latest installment of "The Truth About" books opens with the punny boast that it contains "tons of information" about Earth's largest land animal. And indeed, it covers the basics of elephant types, traits, habitats, and behaviors. The true appeal of the book lies in its accessible style; librarians could use it as a playful counterpoint to Katherine Roy's comprehensive How To Be an Elephant. E...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The fourth book in this "seriously funny" series for early-elementary-age readers follows the same winning formula as the first three (beginning with The Truth About Bears, rev. 5/18). After mentioning some prehistoric and contemporary elephant relatives, Eaton introduces the two main types of elephants, Asian and African, and notes a few physical differences between the two. The bulk of the book talks about elephants in gen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The fourth book in this "seriously funny" animal series follows the same winning formula, this time discussing elephants. The conversational main narrative--...Log In or Sign Up to Read More