Viewpoints Should it be legal to sell ivory ? In 1989 countries belonging to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora , or CITES , voted 76 to 11 to ban the ivory trade .
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the elephant.
Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of elephants and describes their relationship with humans and their status as an endangered species.
Presents a story, games, and information about elephants, and even instructions for making an elephant mask.
Presenting a mixture of fact, stories, games, puzzles and quizzes this book's combination of photographs and text provides information about the lives of elephants.
This volume brings together the latest research and little known observations of scholars, travelers and those who for centuries have worked with the Asian elephant as a beast of burden.
"What do elephants use their trunks for? Where do elephants live? How heavy is an elephant? Learn all about the amazing world of elephants, and follow their lives from calf to adult."--Back cover.
This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.
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Elephants
Introduces different elephants from around the world and describes their physical features, eating habits, herd behavior, and the ways in which they are being protected.
"Steve Bloom's breathtaking photos carry this book and will keep it being reread. Familiar animals, appearing newly grand." —Chicago Tribune
Elephants: The Kings of the Land
This sumptuous, large-format volume may be the last word on elephants that any library will need. Although the publisher describes the work as an art title--and with more than 800...
, Featuring the surviving species and subspecies, from African bush elephants to Asian pygmy elephants, the book explores how these fascinating animals hunt and feed, reproduce and rear their young, compete, defend each other from predators ...
In addition, readers will learn about the life of a baby elephant, from calf to independence. Maps highlight elephant territory, fun facts appear throughout, and the book closes with a full page of kid-friendly elephant facts.
This book presents elephants in all aspects of their lives, to include their move across the savannah, visting watering holes, taking dust baths, nursing their young, migrating on ancestral routes in bachelor herds, and interacting socially ...
In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the ecology, behaviour and cognition of elephants.
Did you know that elephants take mud baths and roll in the dirt? Discover how these wild animals live their lives in Africa.
Provides an introduction to elephants, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, young, food, predators, and relationship to people.