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Elephants•Teacher’snotes

Author:KateDavies

Readerlevel:Intermediate

Wordcount:570

Llevel:410L

Texttype:Non-fiction(science–naturalhistory)

Aboutthestory

ThisbookisaperfectintroductiontothelifeinthewildofoneofEarth’smostpopularspecies.

Elephantsseemhugeandstrangetous,yetinmanywaystheirsocialandfamilygroupshave

characteristicswecanidentifywith,particularlyinthewayelephantmotherscareforandraise

theiryoung.

ThebookfollowsthestoryofababyAfricanelephantasshetakesherfirstwobblysteps,learnstouse

hertrunk,travelswiththeherdinsearchofwater,andnarrowlyescapesbeingattackedbyahungrylion.

ItexporesthedifferencesweenAfricanandAsianelephants,andthe

ceswheretheylive.Itendswiththebirthofanotherbabyelephant–

anewmemberoftheelephantfamily.

Abouttheauthor

KateDaviesgrewupinLondon,andstartedwritingstoriesatanearly

age.Whenshewaslittle,shemostlywroteaboutfairies,princesses

andghosts,butnowshewriteschildren’sbooksabouteverything

fromknightsandcasttofootballandtennis.Inhersparetime,

shelikesdancingandvisitinginterestingcities.

Keyphrases

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p30Atlast

p2risingp22floodedp41toslipaway

grassyp25ssharoundp44toheraround

inp26bushes