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Author
Publisher
Oceano Travesia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Ruby vive en un santuario de vida silvestre, y su cuidador de Ruby del orfanato de elefantes en África donde creció está de visita. Verlo de nuevo le trae una avalancha de recuerdos felices y tristes de su vida antes del circo, y les cuenta a Iván y Bob el tiempo que pasó en la sabana africana.
Ruby lives in a wildlife sanctuary, and Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings...
142) Star the elephant
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Star the Elephant and his herd are searching for a new home. But when Star is separated from his family, he must journey alone into the great unknown. He'll come face to face with giant spiders, the vast ocean beyond his island, and strange humans. Can Star find his way back to his family?"--
143) Orphan eleven
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1939, after cruel treatment at her orphanage renders her mute, Lucy runs away and joins the circus, working with the elephants and unaware that the orphanage matrons are hunting for her.
144) The toys' Christmas
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It is Christmas Eve and Noah's toy elephant, Fanfan, has gone missing! Little does he know that Fanfan has crept out of the house to join other soft toys on their annual Christmas journey: to see Santa Claus! Just in case letters don't reach Santa, toys all around the world make this trip so they can tell Santa what their child wants most of all. (After all, who knows a child better than their best-loved toy?) Will Fanfan return in time for Christmas...
145) Marshmallow & Jordan
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed...Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her...until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand new sport. Will water polo be the way for Jordan to continue her athletic dreams--or will it just come between Jordan and her best friends on the basketball...
146) The thingamajig
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A young elephant is on the case to find the miscellaneous objects their animal neighbors have lost in this playful and whimsical humdinger of a picture book. Little elephant’s parent can’t quite remember the name of the thing they’ve lost, but they need it back! While on the hunt for the misplaced thingamajig, little elephant discovers other animals are missing things as well. Snail’s hoo-pull-dee-pewp for staying safe from the sun has disappeared....
147) Circus of dreams
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The traveling Medici Bros. circus is made up of a ragtag group. There's Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a stongman juggling more duites than he can keep track of. There's also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt -a former Stallion Star and war veteran; his daughter, Milly- a budding scientist with little interest in taking up the family act; and her little brother Joe -a clumsy kid...
148) Remind me
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This poignant story about a young elephant and his grandma is an eloquent account of the all too familiar tragedy of memory loss, and the love of family that never leaves. Eldon the elephant's beloved Big Ella has always had a knack for memory, so when she starts to forget little things, Eldon happily returns the favor. But when she starts to forget where she lives, Eldon's name, and even her own name, he starts to worry. Yet Eldon always remembers...
149) Elephant Island
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Caught in a storm, Elephant washes up on a tiny island. Along comes Mouse in a little dingy and Elephant steps aboard . . . uh-oh! They use the wreckage to make the island bigger. And here's Dog--can this boat take Elephant's weight? Uh-oh! None of the animals can save the shipwrecked Elephant but each broken vessel provides new materials for another intricate construction. Wheels and pulleys create a Ferris wheel, an elevator, a waffle maker. Soon...
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
1989.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An elephant's eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour; but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader is invited to guess the thief.
151) El viaje de Nala
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Por primera vez, la joven Nala debe afrontar un viaje por la peligrosa sabana sin la ayuda de la manada ni de su madre. Al llegar a su destino, Nala ya no será la misma. Nala es un elefante que ha crecido con su madre y su manada. Ellos le han enseñado todo lo que debe saber para sobrevivir, desde cruzar el río a nado como saber distinguir qué alimentos son los más nutritivos. Sin embargo, para convertirse en una elefante adulta, Nala debe emprender...
Author
Series
Carl volume 16
Publisher
Laughing Elephant
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Beloved children's icon Good Dog, Carl has his paws full with a mischievous baby elephant who likes backyard wading pools, playgrounds and fruit stands!
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Lively illustrations portray the many different instances at which a little elephant...might hear no and the big emotions that often precede and follow the word. Along the way, young readers will learn that no matter what no an elephant faces, instead of answering with flaring ears and a steaming trunk, they may use another word: why?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Éditions Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
Gérald doit prendre une grande décision. Y parviendra-t-il à temps? Utilisant un vocabulaire idéal pour les lecteurs débutants, Mo Willems propose une histoire loufoque à propos des défis rencontrés lorsqu'on tente de prendre une bonne décision.
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