My Backyard Elephant
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 099648910X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Overall the story is touching and playful and ends on a nice sentiment. The diction is fairly well crafted and JR Story---Pro: Overall the story is touching and playful and ends on a nice sentiment. The diction is fairly well crafted and has a certain poetic to it that works well with kids. The girl has a certain snarkiness to her that's pretty funny and Cara (the young elephant) is written pretty realistically, but in a fun way.Con: A couple pages (maybe 2 or 3) have a lo. It's all in the name! A lovely book that is both imaginative and edifying. One gets to enjoy the sweetness of the "backyard elephant", and also learn more about elephants and their place in the world. I plan to give this special book as a gift to others as well as cherish my own copy. Also, a special perk in that the elephant and I share the same name. Now why WOULDN'T I love this b. Five Stars Percentage of proceeds go to the preservation of Elephants!
"Some kids grow up with cats or dogs, but I grew up with an elephant named Cara""During nights when the trees sounded like they were whispering, Cara would rumble really loud. On those nights I would tiptoe through the hall, tiptoe through the living room, and tiptoe outside to see her." My Backyard Elephant is a playful yet heartfelt story about an orphaned elephant finding a place to call home, and the decisions a child must make when it becomes obvious that some animals are too big for backyards. Inspired by the research of environmental communications doctoral candidate Jason Derry, and with illustrations by Elise Gilchrist, who spent two years studying elephant behavior in Thailand, depictions of Cara are rooted firmly in current scientific understandings of elephant behavior and are designed with education in mind. 33% of all profits from the sale of this book will be donated to elephant causes worldwide.. To reinforce the educational value of such a text, a two-page scientific literacy afterward expands on who elephants are in the wild