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- A training school for elephants / by Roberts, Sophy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Out of a sidelined, colonial-era expedition in Africa comes a new story of cruelty, deception and adventure from the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia. In 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa's resources. The key to cracking open the continent, or so he thought, was its elephants-if only he could train them. And so he commissioned the charismatic Irish adventurer Frederick Carter to ship four tamed Asian elephants from India to the East African coast, where they were marched inland towards Congo. The ultimate aim was to establish a training school for African elephants. Following in the footsteps of the four elephants, Roberts pieces together the story of this long-forgotten expedition, in travels that take her to Belgium, Iraq, India, Tanzania, and Congo. The storytelling brings to life a compelling cast of historic characters and modern voices, from ivory dealers to Catholic nuns, set against rich descriptions of the landscapes travelled. In an original weave of past and present, she digs deep into historic records revealing an extraordinary-and enduring-story of colonial greed, hypocrisy, and folly"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Carter, Frederick Falkner, 1841-1880; Roberts, Sophy; Royal Elephant Expedition (1879-1880); Asiatic elephant;
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- Elephants do not belong in trees / by Willms, Russ.;
An elephant enjoys living in a tree, despite the fact that he doesn't belong there!LSC- Subjects: Elephants; Trees; Friendship;
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- Elmer again / by McKee, David.;
Elmer, the patchwork elephant, plays an amusing trick on his grey elephant friends.- Subjects: Elephants; Practical jokes;
- © 2010, 1991., Andersen Press,
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- The elephant's friend and other tales from ancient India / by Williams, Marcia,1945-;
The elephant's friend -- The scrawny old tiger -- The talkative tortoise -- The wise little pebet -- The golden swan -- The monkey and the crocodile -- The tale of the three large fish -- The foolish lion.Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.LSC- Subjects: Tales; Folklore;
- © 2012., Candlewick Press,
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- Ed / by Makar, Barbara W.;
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- Subjects: Elephants; Reading (Elementary);
- © c2008., Educators Publishing Service,
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- Phil and Stephanie / by Kaplan, Joan Fleiss.;
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- Subjects: Reading (Elementary); Elephants;
- © c2008., Educators Publishing Service,
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- Pepe el Elefante Se Va a Dormir / Peter the Elephant Goes to Sleep by Torroella, Miquel.;
Whitehots- © 2025, Editorial el Pirata
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- It's a sign! : an Elephant & Piggie like reading! book / by Pumphrey, Jarrett.; Pumphrey, Jerome.; Willems, Mo.;
One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.LSC- Subjects: Cooperativeness; Friendship; Clubs; Writing; Problem solving;
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- Elmer [big book] / by McKee, David;
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- Subjects: Elephants; Colors; Self-perception;
- © c1989., Red Fox,
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- Jumbo / by Smith, Annette.; Alger, Liz.;
LSC- Subjects: Elephants; Zoo animals;
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