elephants

"It's the first day of school for Eppie the elephant, and she's a bit nervous about one thing: that her new classmates won't understand her allergy to nuts. Like many kids today, this fun-loving elephant can't partake in peanuts, pecans, or pistachios and has to be careful about what she eats. Eppie makes fast friends with Allie the alligator and Pearl the squirrel, but when Eppie's allergy is explained at lunch, will her friends still stand by her side?"--Dust jacket.

Penguin does everything he can to help his new friend, an elephant named Penelope, find her family after she is left behind.

Ella is nervous about the first day of school in her new town, but wearing her grandmother's good luck hat makes her feel better--until the other students tease her and call her names.

"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of 'The One and Only Bob.' Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob"--Publisher.

Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip-especially about the new boy, Leku-twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu, Swahili for seed.

A scrappy dog named Bob and his best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant, undertake a dangerous journey to seek Bob's long-lost sister, but a storm is approaching and time is running out.

Piggie is invited to her first party and asks Gerald to come with her, but they can't decide what they should wear.

When Piggie plays her new trumpet for Gerald, the elephant decides he must be honest in his response. Presented in Spanish.

"Few animals are more impressive than elephants. They are by far the biggest of all land animals. And yet, elephants are more than mighty. They are sensitive and intelligent creatures who live in large, caring family societies run by females. They have extraordinary senses and communicate in complex ways that scientists are only now starting to understand. Elephants play an essential role in the delicate African and Asian ecosystems. Today, elephant populations in both Africa and Asia are being threatened. Award-winning author, photographer, and naturalist Nic Bishop gives readers an in-depth look at one of the world's smartest and most fascinating animals.".

When Piggie plays her new trumpet for Gerald, the elephant decides he must be honest in his response.