Theme: Elephants

Elephant Have Right of Way

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A noted conservationist describes her nearly thirty years living and working in Africa, describing the various animals with which she has worked and providing a firsthand view of the plight of Africa’s wild animals.

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When the Silliest Cat Was Small

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A companion to My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World, chronicling the silliest cat’s younger years. The only thing cuter than a cat is a kitten, and the only thing cuter than a kitten is a kitten who is actually an enormous elephant! After being chosen from a litter of other brightly colored elephants, Gilles’s [...]

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Elephants And Golden Thrones: Inside China’s Forbidden City

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A rare look inside one of the wonders of the world, published in time for the 2008 Olympics in ChinaFor five hundred years, the Forbidden City was the seat of power of China’s emperors. Given rare access to this vast and beautiful complex, Trish Marx and Ellen B. Senisi explore its secrets in full-color photographs [...]

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Small Fur Is Getting Bigger

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Small Fur has trouble standing up to his gruff uncle and relating to his friend Curly Fur, until an incident in the swamp convinces him of his self-reliance.

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Counting With Apollo

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Apollo is a flexible dog who can change his shape to look like the numbers one to ten and who sometimes eats too many bones.

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