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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.
3.8 Goodreads · 132 ratings
32 pages· ~530L
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Bookroo's summary
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
- Lexile
- ~530L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.5
- F&P level
- ~N
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1990
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780833585400
- OCLC
- 26029136
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