Elephant / written by Ian Redmond ; photographed by Dave King.
Discusses elephants, their physiology, behavior, evolution, relatives, uses by humans, and conservation.
Record details
- ISBN: 0789465914
- ISBN: 078945873X
- ISBN: 9780789458735
- ISBN: 1590545877
- ISBN: 0789458721
- Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Dorling Kindersley, [2000]
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1993. (Eyewitness books).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Family tree 8 -- Mammoths and mastodons 10 -- Living relatives 12 -- Elephant skeletons 14 -- Elephants on tiptoe 16 -- Hand-nose 18 -- Tool-teeth 20 -- Unusual teeth 22 -- Nonstop dining 24 -- Playtime in the bath 26 -- Keeping cool 28 -- She who must be obeyed 30 -- Clash of the titans 32 -- Keeping in touch 34 -- Heavy babies 36 -- Why so big? 38 -- Big brains too 40 -- Salt-mining elephants 42 -- Harnessing nature's bulldozer 44 -- Elephants as tanks 46 -- Elephants as gods 48 -- Elephant entertainers 50 -- Elephants in art 52 -- White gold 54 -- Trading elephant parts 56 -- A day in the life 58 -- Benevolent elephants 60 -- Saving the elephant 62.
- Target Audience Note:
- 4-61220L Lexile
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- 9 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | J599.67 RED (Text) | 36015000036356 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | J 599.61 RED (Text) | 540191000840338 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | J 599.6 R (Text) | 25908005191189 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | J 599.61 RED (Text) | 23900000084209 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | J 599.67 RED (Text) | 39488500881935 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Locust Branch Library | J 599.6 Red (Text) | 31011000025734 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Davidson Public Library | J 599.67 R (Text) | 25908006485069 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Robeson County Public Library | J599.67 REDMOND (Text) | 34510610416123 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Scotland County Memorial Library | JNF 599.67 Redmond (Text) | 30388101148404 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Toe River Valley Bookmobile/Outreach | JNFIC 599.67 RED (Text) | 35555002597724 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
