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What's It Like to Be a Baby Elephant?

32 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | December, 1998 | Library ISBN 0-7613-1252-8 $$17.90
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Nicholas. Each book begins by asking readers to imagine they are the baby animal featured; the text then launches into a second-person narrative describing the animal's physical attributes, behavior, development, and life cycle. Meant to help the reader identify with the animal, this narrative conceit soon wears thin. A combination of watercolor illustrations and well-chosen photos makes the books visually engaging. Ind.
Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

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