Africa is not an easy place to live, even for the enormous elephants that call it home. Foraging for food and water and fighting off predators are only a few of the many skills that these giants must acquire as part of the long learning process that begins immediately after birth. Thankfully, they have a large familial network in place to teach them how to wash and drink and whiffle and roar - everything they need to know about how to be an elephant. Award-winning author-illustrator Katherine Roy's How to Be an Elephant delves into the intricate family dynamics at play in a typical African herd. Emphasizing the latest available research with lush watercolour illustrations and detailed diagrams, Roy vividly portrays the life and development of an elephant from an uncertain 220-pound newborn into a majestic, 7,000-pound matriarch. As informative as it is beautiful, this unique portrait of an elephant's life will captivate young explorers and their parents alike.

 

This book is part of a book series called How To Be a .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Roaring Brook Press .

Katherine Roy is the author and illustrator of How to Be an Elephant and Neighborhood Sharks , a Sibert Honor book. She is also the illustrator of the Expeditioners series and of Buried Beneath Us . She lives in Oregon with her husband and son.