Summer Reading - Have You Seen an Elephant?

I'm very happy today to let you know about another book from Kids Can Press - Have You Seen an Elephant? by Elina Ellis. This book will have your little ones paying attention and letting you know when they see the elephants . . . 

Favorite Features -

• I love the detailed illustrations - children will love being able to spot the elephants in this story.
• All the "journal pages" info provides some fun facts about elephants.
• I love how interactive this book is - any book which engages children is sure to be a favorite.

Kids Can Press says, "A girl’s hilariously unsuccessful search for elephants serves as a clever allegory for the disappearancea of these iconic animals. The first book in a series focused on endangered animals.

Meet Alex. She’s an explorer who LOVES elephants, and she’s decided to see one for herself. How hard could it be? It turns out, pretty hard! Alex asks one animal after another for help, but none of them has seen an elephant. Not the giraffe. Not the snake. Not even the lion! Where are all the elephants?

Keen-eyed readers of this charming picture book from author-illustrator Elina Ellis will chuckle as they spot the elephants hiding in plain sight on every spread. Alex’s difficulty finding an elephant is meant as a subtle reminder of how elephants actually are disappearing in the wild. The story is told in dialogue, interspersed with loads of elephant facts presented as two-page spreads from Alex’s journal. The sly humor in Ellis’s mostly earth-toned illustrations will keep readers fully engaged with the pages. Instructions in the back show budding explorers how to make their own animal journals. This is the first book in a series which will serve as an excellent accompaniment for discussions on endangered animals and conservation, as well as life science lessons on the characteristics of living things."

Have You Seen an Elephant? is a great choice for Summer Reading - after enjoying this book, help the children you love make their own journal and then set out to see if they are able to find something which lives near you.