The Right Number of Elephants
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7

The Right Number of Elephants

Written by Jeff Sheppard

How many elephants does it take to pull a train or paint a ceiling? Discover the whimsical answer.

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32 pages
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A girl embarks on a whimsical journey, pondering how many elephants are needed for tasks like pulling a train or painting a ceiling. With each imaginative scenario, elephants skateboard, don sunglasses, and even wink at the reader. This playful counting adventure invites you to explore a world where numbers and imagination collide. How many elephants will it take to complete the next task? Discover the answer in this delightful twist on a classic counting book, where humor and creativity abound in every colorful page.

From the publisher

How many elephants would you need to pull a train out of a tunnel? Jeff Sheppard transforms a highly original daydream into an unusual counting book–a joyous twist on the counting-book concept.–School Library Journal. Full color.

At a glance
Format
Prebound-Glued
Pages
32
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about helping othersBooks about counting and numbersBooks about elephants
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Book details

Publication
Published
January 1, 1990
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780833585400

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