Poor baby elephant has got a knot in his trunk! How do you think that knot got there? What will happen to poor Baby Elephant? What does an elephant do with its trunk?

Collage artwork captures the love between parent and child across species, in this perfect read-aloud that encourages children to celebrate their uniqueness while also learning about ways they might be similar to babies in the animal kingdom.

Poor baby elephant has got a knot in his trunk! How do you think that knot got there? What will happen to poor Baby Elephant? What does an elephant do with its trunk?

Little Elephant is taking his first wobbly steps when his trunk trips him up. What is this strange thing for? He watches other African animals as they eat, drink, keep cool, and wallow in mud. But he wonders, how do elephants do these things?

How the Elephant got his Trunk is written especially for children who are learning to read, and developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Principal Lecturer in Education and reading specialist at the University of Roehampton. Delightfully illustrated, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader. Long ago, elephants had short noses. This story tells how their noses became long. This fun story also has puzzles to solve at the end.