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Simon presents an overview of elephant species in his characteristically appealing language precisely attuned to the wonderings of children. Elephants' hides, trunks, feet, and tusks are described in detail, along with their remarkable family-oriented behaviors and both positive and negative human-elephant interactions. The large, clear photographs are impressive, capturing elephants' behaviors, physical characteristics, and habitats in excellent detail. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.