Baby African Elephants

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.

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.

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

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.

"This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth."--

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.