A colourful retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child, this fable explains how the elephant got its long trunk. As the elephant journeys through the jungle it admires the features of the other animals, until he gets a bit too close to one of them … This sweet and funny story has been written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton.
- A colourful retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child, this fable explains how the elephant got its long trunk. As the elephant journeys through the jungle it admires the features of the other animals, until he gets a bit too close to one of them … This sweet and funny story has been written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton.
- Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development
.- A story map on pages 14–15 allows children to recap the story and discuss each stage.
- Text type: A traditional tale
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us
- ISBN13 9780007512706
- Publish Date 2 September 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins
- Format Paperback
- Pages 16
- Language English
- URL http://collins.co.uk