There's a new baby joining the herd. It's an African elephant calf! Learn all about these big babies, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they're raised, and how big they grow.

"There's a new baby joining the herd. It's an African elephant calf! Learn all about these big babies, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they're raised, and how big they grow"--

African elephants are the largest animals that live on land. Elephant calves are born into a big family. They play with other calves. Calves learn to use their trunks. They drink water and make loud noises. How do baby elephants grow and change? Read this book to find out! This title also includes a life cycle diagram, a habitat map, fun facts, a glossary, and more!

This engaging and informative title highlights the birth through young adulthood of African baby animals. Each book provides vital statistics, growth milestones, adult involvement, eating and living habits, and environmental danger about each mammal. Additional fun fact blocks help young readers understand more complex vocabulary and concepts. The Comparison Fun Fact page offers cross-curriculum learning opportunities. Sandcastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Close-up photographs and personal stories of encounters with elephants.

"Astonishing...You may be tempted after the last page to sell all your possessions and join [Sheldrick's] cause."—The Boston Globe The first person to successfully raise newborn elephants, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has saved countless African animals from certain death. In this indelible and deeply heartfelt memoir, Daphne tells of her remarkable career as a conservationist and introduces us to a whole host of orphans—including Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope, and the majestic elephant Eleanor. Yet she also shares the incredible human story of her relationship with David Sheldrick, the famous Tsavo National Park warden whose death inspired the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the orphans' nursery, where Daphne works to this day. From her tireless campaign to preserve Kenya's wildlife to the astonishing creatures she befriended along the way, Love, Life, and Elephants is alive with compassion and humor, providing rare insight into the life of one of the world's most fascinating women.

With in-the-field photographs, this photo essay brings young children to the African scrub desert to witness how a baby elephant survives in the wild.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a herd of African elephants and the day in the life of a new baby born among them.

From their first steps in the African grassland to their first time using their trunks to drink water, baby elephants are fascinating and beautiful creatures! Learn all sorts of interesting facts about baby elephants in this Level 3 reader.