An English-language picture book for young children, built around a single animal: the elephant. It belongs to a series of short animal titles written to give small children a first set of facts to hold on to — what the animal is, and what sets it apart from every other creature they are learning to name.
The approach throughout is plain. The elephant's distinguishing features are set out simply, in language pitched at a child who is still being read to or is just beginning to read alone, rather than at a classroom. Colour illustrations accompany the text and are drawn to show those same features, so that a child looking at the pictures sees the thing the words are describing.
The text is by W. Maria, and the book comes from M. D. Gunasena & Co. of Colombo, a long-standing Sri Lankan publishing and bookselling house.
It suits parents and teachers looking for early non-fiction in English for pre-school and early primary readers, and works as a shared reading book as much as a solo one. For families outside Sri Lanka, it is also a straightforward way to put an English-language children's book from a Colombo publisher into a young reader's hands — and the elephant is a reasonable place to start.
- Author: W. Maria
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552132209
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