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Lexile/Reading Level
AD460L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction

Topic
Animals | Elephants | Kings and Queens
Main Character
Animal
Format
Book

Story of Babar (Babar #1)

Author: de Brunhoff, Jean & LaurentPart of a Series: Babar

The classic first story about literature’s most beloved pachyderm. After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants. Translated from Jean de Brunhoff’s original French, the adventures of the world’s most popular elephant and his friends have enchanted an three generations. Delightfully amusing illustrations make this short collection of classic Babar tales a book to treasure for children young and old.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-6 Grades

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction

Topic
Animals | Culture and Traditions | Elephants | Harem Girl | Mice, mouse or rats | Rescues
Geographic Region
Asia
Main Character
Animal
Format
Book

Miss Bianca in the Orient (The Rescuers #5)

Author: Sharp, MargeryPart of a Series: Rescuers

Miss Bianca is a mouse that dares to try to rescue as harem girl and a page boy from being trampled to smithereens. In addition, she must survive being drowned in rose water and stuffed by a taxidermist.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 2-6 Grades

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Realistic

Historical Time Period
Contemporary
Topic
Animals | Christian | Elephants | Faith | Rescues
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
Book

Dixie & Jumbo (Dixie Morris Animal Adventures #1)

Author: Morris, GilbertPart of a Series: Dixie Morris Animal Adventures

Dixie Morris’ best friend is an elephant, a runaway from the circus. The problem is, somebody wants to kill him. See what Dixie does to save her friend. And want happens when she asks for help from the best friend of all, the Lord Jesus.

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Lexile/Reading Level
490L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction | Literature-Poetry

Topic
Animals | Caring | Elephants | Endurance | Faithfulness | Poetry | Rescues
Main Character
Animal
Format
Audiobook | Book | Ebook

Horton Hears a Who!

Author: Dr. Seuss

Horton the Elephant represents kindness, trustworthiness, and perseverance–all wrapped up, thank goodness, in a comical and even absurd package. Horton hears a cry for help from a speck of dust, and spends much of the book trying to protect the infinitesimal creatures who live on it from the derision and trickery of other animals, who think their elephant friend has gone quite nutty. But worse is in store: an eagle carries away the clover in which Horton has placed the life-bearing speck, and “let that small clover drop somewhere inside / of a great patch of clovers a hundred miles wide!” Horton wins in the end, after persuading the “Who’s” to make as much noise as possible and prove their existence. This classic is not only fun, but a great way to introduce thoughtful children to essentially philosophical questions. How, after all, are we so sure there aren’t invisible civilizations floating by on every mote? (Ages 4 to 8) –Richard Farr

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 1-3 Grade Advanced Readers

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction | Picture Book

Topic
Animals | Businesses | Elephants
Main Character
Animal

Twenty Elephant Restaurant

Author: Hoban, Russell

A man builds a new table sturdy enough for an elephant to dance on and works up to a restaurant with twenty dancing elephants.

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Lexile/Reading Level
890L

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
World War II
Date
1940s
Topic
Animals | Elephants | Enemy | Family Relationships | Germans | Hope | Military and Wars | Zoos/Zoo Keepers
Geographic Region
Europe | Germany
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
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Elephant in the Garden, An

Author: Morpurgo, Michael

With Lizzie’s father fighting in World War II, her mother takes on the job of a zoo keeper to provide for her family. Lizzie, her mother, and her eight-year-old brother Karli have become especially attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene. The bombing of Dresden is imminent and soon, so the zoo director explains that as a precautionary measure all the animals must be destroyed so that they’re not running wild through the city. Lizzie’s mother persuades the director to allow Marlene, the elephant, to come stay in the family’s garden.
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As predicted, Dresden is bombed, and the family, including Marlene, is forced from the city. Lizzie and her family aren’t alone. Thousands of Dresden residents are fleeing to find somewhere safe to stay. Lizzie’s mother has to find a different route out of the city to keep the elephant and the children safe from harm. Once they reach the abandoned home of their relatives, they come across Peter, a Canadian navigator who, by putting himself at risk of capture to save the family, gains their trust.

This unlikely grouping of family, elephant, and enemy turned ally come together beautifully to illustrate the importance of love, resolve, and hope.

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Lexile/Reading Level
440L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction | Humor

Topic
Animals | Elephants | Mice, mouse or rats | Pigs | Short stories
Main Character
Animal
Format
Book

Adventures With Arnold Lobel

Author: Lobel, ArnoldPart of a Series: I Can Read

There was no one better at writing books for beginning readers than Arnold Lobel! For over twenty-five years he has made children laugh with his stories about frogs, pigs, mice, elephants, and almost every other animal imaginable. Now, for the first time, three of his very best I Can Read Books are together in one volume.
Small Pig runs away from his farm because it is too neat and shiny. He wants lots of good, sticky mud. He tries a swamp, a junkyard, and a big city, without any luck. Where can he find what he is looking for?

When seven mouse boys are tucked into bed, they ask their papa for a story. He does better than that – he tells them seven Mouse Tales, one for each of them to fall asleep to.

When Mother and Father Elephant are lost at sea, their elephant son is left all alone. But not for long. Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue – full of wrinkles, stories, and just the right song for any occasion.

Caldecott Medal winner Arnold Lobel is at his very best in this collection of funny and gentle stories perfect for any child just learning to read.

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Lexile/Reading Level
750L

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
World War II
Date
1940s
Topic
Animals | Captives | Elephants | Escapes | Military and Wars | Prisoner of War | Servants
Geographic Region
Asia | Burma or Republic of Myanmar
Main Character
Boy(s)
Award-Winning Book
Iowa Children's Choice Award | Judy Lopez Honor | Judy Lopez Memorial Award | Nominee | Nominee | Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
Format
Book

Elephant Run

Author: Smith Roland

n 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of London, demolishing the apartment Nick Freestone lives in with his mother. Deciding the situation in England is too unstable, Nick’s mother sends him to live with his father in Burma, hoping he will be safer living on the family’s teak plantation.

But as soon as Nick arrives, trouble erupts in this remote Burmese elephant village. Japanese soldiers invade, and Nick’s father is taken prisoner. Nick is stranded on the plantation, forced to work as a servant to the new rulers. As life in the village grows more dangerous for Nick and his young friend, Mya, they plan their daring escape. Setting off on elephant back, they will risk their lives to save Nick’s father and Mya’s brother from a Japanese POW camp.

In this thrilling journey through the jungles of Burma, Roland Smith explores the far-reaching effects of World War II, while introducing readers to the fascinating world of wild timber elephants and their mahouts.

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Lexile/Reading Level
520L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction

Topic
Animals | Educational | Elephants | Journey
Main Character
Animal
Format
Book

Elephant Walk

Author: George, Jean Craighead

Odon is a baby elephant prince and today he is confused. Silver tusk is pushing the herd on a long elephant walk. They don’t stop to let Odon nurse, or to eat the rich savanna grasses. The herd is pressing on to a fun-filled elephant reunion.

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Lexile/Reading Level
700L

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical

Date
1960s
Topic
Abandonment | Animals | Disappointment | Elephants | Military and Wars | Post War | Survival
Geographic Region
Asia | Vietnam
Main Character
Boy(s)
Format
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Million Shades of Gray, A

Author: Kadohata, Cynthia

A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war.

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1st0-300L
2nd140-500L
3rd330-700L
4th445-810L
5th565-910L
6th665-1000L
7th735-1065L
8th805-1100L
9th855-1165L
10th905-1195L
11th/12th940-1210L
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