Very large squarish children's book, glossy color-illustrated boards showing crocodile pulling on baby elephant's trunk with large snake coiled around its legs, green background, color-illustration of snake and elephant at water on back, beautiful jungle foliage illustrated inside covers and adjacent end papers, blue felt-tip pen note on title page to child. DJ glossy with same color-illustrations as book. DJ has slight wear to tips, piece of clear tape across spine top, nick at top front edge, tiny tear with slight wear covered with clear tape at bottom front edge, slight wear to spine edges, tears at top and bottom back edges. Near Good DJ/Near Fine book.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Elephant's Child: From the Just So Stories

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394884019

ISBN 13

9780394884011

Binding

Color-Illustrated Boards

Illustrator

Raglin, Tim

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Good

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Children's Lit

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Synopsis

Because of his "satiable curtiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks. Includes a sound cassette.

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Grade 1-6 ``In the High and Far-Off times the Elephant. . .had only a blackish, bulgy nose, as big as a boot.'' Then the Elephant's Child, full of insatiable curiosity, journeyed across Africa to discover what the crocodile has for his dinner. This version of the best-beloved Just So story takes minor liberties with the text (`` `satiable curtiosity'' becomes ``insatiable curiosity''). Soft hues and line-hatch drawings portray whimsical jungle folk; even the crocodile's ``musky, tusky mouth'' is unthreatening. In interesting interpretations, the Precession of the Equinoxes is shown as the planets revolving along the horizon, and the elephant's journey as a trail of melon rinds across Africa. This title may be purchased with an audio cassette. Collections that have Lorinda Bryan Cauley's version of this tale (HBJ, 1983) may bypass this one, since the two interpretations are similar. For collections that do not have a picture-book edition, though, this Elephant's Child is a good choice.Carolyn Noah, Worcester Public Lib., Mass.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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