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Free to Be Elephant Me

Written by Giles Andreae & illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees

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$18.99

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4 - 8

Reading age

Page count

Words per page

~580L

Lexile measure

Jun 1, 2021

Publication date

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

From the bestselling creators of Giraffes Can’t Dance comes a delightful story about an elephant looking for a place where he belongs.It’s time for the Elephant Games! Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to earn their special elephant name. But Num-Num doesn’t have a special skill to display. With a little help from some familiar friends, will this little elephant learn that being yourself is the most important talent of them all?Readers will love seeing some of their favorite characters from Giraffes Can’t Dance return. Free to Be Elephant Me is perfect for family sharing and for teaching young readers about the importance of being yourself.

What Kind of Book is Free to Be Elephant Me

Topics

elephants self-esteem individuality confidence social themes self-esteem and self-reliance jungle animals reaching your potential (self-actualization)

Genres

fiction

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Giles Andreae

Giles Andreae is the award-winning author of numerous children’s books, including K IS FOR KISSING A COOL KANGAROO and THE CHIMPANZEES OF HAPPYTOWN. Giles lives in London with his wife and three children.

Illustrator

Guy Parker-Rees

Guy Parker-Rees has illustrated many bestselling Orchard books, including K IS FOR KISSING A COOL KANGAROO and THE CHIMPANZEES OF HAPPYTOWN by Giles Andreae; DOWN BY THE COOL OF THE POOL, DINOSAURUMPUS!, and ALL AFLOAT ON NOAH’S BOAT by Tony Mitton; QUIET! by Paul Bright; and THE HIPPO-NOT-AMUS by Tony and Jan Payne. He lives in Brighton, England.

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