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An Elephant Family Adventure: The Elephants Visit London |
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The Elephants Visit London |
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Children's Bookwatch: Midwest Book Review The Elephants Visit London is a delightful and inexpensive treat for young readers who have just discovered the joy of chapter books. Following the Elephant Family (two parents and their twin children Harold and Penelope - all of the bipedal elephants dressed in nice travel clothes) during their trip to London. The Elephants Visit London shows an elephant's-eye view of historic buildings, tradional English food, and the Natural History Museum. But when the twins suddenly go missing from the museum, detectives from Scotland Yard are set on the case! The last few pages offer lists to help young readers reacquaint themselves with British English terms mentioned in the book, such as "telephone call box" (telephone booth). A scattering of simple black-and-white illustrations round out this wonderful book, fun to read in its own right and especially recommended to help prepare young people for the culture shock of visiting London and England. Books Are My Bag book review: by Dee Ann Ray, Clinton (Okla.) Daily News A new family reading series featuring visits to interesting places is being introduced by Artemesia Publishing located in Albuquerque, N.M. The series is authored by Beverly Eschberger. The first book is illustrated by Jim Gower. The main characters of the series are an elephant family from Africa. In addition to the parents, there are 10-year-old twins named Harold and Penelope. Their father is given a diplomatic assignment to London in this first book. (In the back of the book is a page asking for suggestions from readers regarding future destinations for the elephant family). As a part of their disguises for the trip to London (just so they won't scare the English folks) they change the spelling of their name to Elefant. London offers great adventures. Riding in the "underground," visiting the British Museum, riding on a double-decker bus and eating English food are part of the orientation trips. There are lists of terms used in England which need a little explanation and other helpful information to make this book not only fun, but very informative. The print is easy on the eyes and the format is paperback. Children in grades 2-4 and their families will enjoy this geography page-turner. Future books offer promise for learning about other geographic locations. |
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An Elephant Family Adventure: The Elephants Visit London has been named a Mom's Choice Awards Silver Recipient. 2008 New Mexico Book Awards Finalist for Young Readers Book. |
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