The newest elephant in the herd is adorably small and wrinkly with floppy earsand a most extraordinary nose. Though shes a baby it isnt long before shescharging... » 

The newest elephant in the herd is adorably small and wrinkly with floppy earsand a most extraordinary nose. Though shes a baby it isnt long before shescharging around her mother flapping those big ears to frighten the birdslearning to control her trunk playing with other calves...and charmingchildren everywhere. This is nonfiction at its freshestfilled with valuableinformation presented through a dramatic exciting and memorably illustratedstory. Kids will love watching this infant grow up surrounded by a lovingfamily thats always there to protect her. At the same time young readers willfind out important facts about this endangered species how the herd behaveswhy they may one day disappear and what different kinds of elephants livearound the world. «