In the mountains of China, a baby elephant wins the hearts of the villagers, but a greedey Emperor want the elephant for himself. He declares: The baby elephant will be taken away in 2 days unless someone can tell me, how heavey he is. Nothing works - while watching the reflection of the moon on the water, young Hei-dou has an idea.

 

This book is part of a book series called Folktale Series .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Annick Press Ltd .

Suzane Langlois's illustrations have appeared on album covers and posters, and in children's books around the world. Her books include "Share the Sky" and "Weighing the Elephant," which was a 1999 Storytelling World Honor Title. Ting-xing Ye was born in Shanghai and moved to Toronto in 1987. The author of the best-selling memoir "A Leaf in the Bitter Wind, " she also writes young adult fiction and non-fiction. She lives north of Toronto.