Have You Seen an Elephant?

Description

A girl’s hilariously unsuccessful search for elephants serves as a clever allegory for the disappearance 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 that 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 matter show budding explorers how to make their own animal journals. This is the first book in a series that 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.

Elina Ellis was born in Ukraine and has a master’s in children’s book illustration from Anglia Ruskin University. She has illustrated several picture books, including Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind, and is the author-illustrator of the Alex’s Field Guides series and more. Elina loves wildlife, cooking and a good joke. There is no greater reward for her than a smile on the face of her reader. She lives in Cambridge, United Kingdom.Delightful watercolor like illustrations in earthy tones are engaging and will have kids eagerly pointing out everything that Alex misses—make room for this one at storytime.—Kirkus Reviews

Additional information

Series	Alex's Field Guides
Imprint	Kids Can Press
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09781525306747
ISBN-10	152530674X
Author	Elina Ellis
Illustrator	Elina Ellis
Audience	Children
BISAC	JNF016000, JNF037020
Subjects	journaling, spring 2024, nonfiction books about elephants, fun facts about elephants, herbivores, tigers, books on exploration, research journals, giant animals, ages 6-8, biology, lions, habitats, JNF037020, jungle animals, JNF016000, asian, humor, African