“If you want to catch an elephant, first you must find out where elephants live . . .”
So begins this tale of a boy and his quest for a pet elephant.
But maybe catching an elephant isn’t as simple as it sounds . . .
A delightful and compassionate story for elephant lovers ages 4 years and up.
At Clavis, our focus is on what’s best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.
- Price: $17.95
- Pages: 40
- Carton Quantity: 30
- Publisher: Clavis
- Imprint: Clavis
- Publication Date: 25th June 2019
- Trim Size: 9.84 x 10.2 in
- Illustration Note: Color illustrations throughout
- ISBN: 9781605374321
- Format: Hardcover
- Age: 4-9
- BISACs:
JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Elephants
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
"Barefoot but equipped with a helmet and binoculars, a khaki-clad youngster embarks on a hypothetical mission to capture a free-ranging African elephant to tame as a pet. Soft, flowing lines in sunny shades of yellow and blue accompany a light, humorous, step-by-step adventure—on safari to the suburbs and back again—as the intrepid hunter realizes that, perhaps just maybe, wild animals are best suited for life in the wild." - Foreword Reviews
"This book is a funny story about the things one should consider before catching an elephant. Young readers will enjoy the predictable storyline as well as the colorful illustrations. As an educator,I liked that the storyline contained a variety of new vocabulay words.
I would recommend this book for a 4-6 years old reading audience." - Heather Gates (Educator)"This story is very cute! The illustrations are very bright and casual and doodly. A boy decides he wants a pet elephant, and goes to Africa to get one and bring him home. Everything goes well until 2/3rds of the way through the story when the elephant starts to fade a bit. Then he brings the elephant back to his family where he belongs. This would be a great story for children who are always asking for exotic pets or wild animals, and it explains why it is best to leave them be. (They use the word “roam” and while it is a nice opportunity to expand a child’s vocabulary, the story may be served better with a different choice there.) The language is conversational which is a big hit with a lot of children. I could see this working well with storytime. There are different modes of transportation that children will recognize." - Christine Clear (Librarian)
"Lovely illustrated, meaningful story about why you should not capture an elephant and take him from his home." - Shell Peddle (Educator)
“If you want to catch an elephant, first you must find out where elephants live . . .”
So begins this tale of a boy and his quest for a pet elephant.
But maybe catching an elephant isn’t as simple as it sounds . . .
A delightful and compassionate story for elephant lovers ages 4 years and up.
At Clavis, our focus is on what’s best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.
- Price: $17.95
- Pages: 40
- Carton Quantity: 30
- Publisher: Clavis
- Imprint: Clavis
- Publication Date: 25th June 2019
- Trim Size: 9.84 x 10.2 in
- Illustrations Note: Color illustrations throughout
- ISBN: 9781605374321
- Format: Hardcover
- Age: 4-9
- BISACs:
JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Elephants
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
"Barefoot but equipped with a helmet and binoculars, a khaki-clad youngster embarks on a hypothetical mission to capture a free-ranging African elephant to tame as a pet. Soft, flowing lines in sunny shades of yellow and blue accompany a light, humorous, step-by-step adventure—on safari to the suburbs and back again—as the intrepid hunter realizes that, perhaps just maybe, wild animals are best suited for life in the wild." - Foreword Reviews
"This book is a funny story about the things one should consider before catching an elephant. Young readers will enjoy the predictable storyline as well as the colorful illustrations. As an educator,I liked that the storyline contained a variety of new vocabulay words.
I would recommend this book for a 4-6 years old reading audience." - Heather Gates (Educator)"This story is very cute! The illustrations are very bright and casual and doodly. A boy decides he wants a pet elephant, and goes to Africa to get one and bring him home. Everything goes well until 2/3rds of the way through the story when the elephant starts to fade a bit. Then he brings the elephant back to his family where he belongs. This would be a great story for children who are always asking for exotic pets or wild animals, and it explains why it is best to leave them be. (They use the word “roam” and while it is a nice opportunity to expand a child’s vocabulary, the story may be served better with a different choice there.) The language is conversational which is a big hit with a lot of children. I could see this working well with storytime. There are different modes of transportation that children will recognize." - Christine Clear (Librarian)
"Lovely illustrated, meaningful story about why you should not capture an elephant and take him from his home." - Shell Peddle (Educator)