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"Kofi, a young elephant, was born with a knot in his trunk. His disability keeps him from eating, drinking, and trumpeting as other elephants do. His peers bully him, and Kofi feels isolated and inadequate, despite his family's support. In his effort to get rid of the knot, he even risks danger from a devious crocodile."--Book jacket flap
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?
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?
This graphic adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The elephant's child relates how a young elephant's insatiable curiosity explains the fact that all elephants have trunks.
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.
Laughter guaranteed with The Ha Ha Bonk Book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg - jam-packed with brilliant jokes to tell your dad, your mum, your baby brother, your teacher and anybody else you can think of, such as: What goes ha ha bonk? A man laughing his head off. and What goes 99 bonk? A centipede with a wooden leg and What goes putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt? A bad golfer and lots more besides! This is an all-time classic favourite joke book for all the family to enjoy. Allan Ahlberg - a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and gravedigger - is in the super-league of children's writers with sales exceeding 17 million and library borrowings of 13 million. In collaboration with his late wife, Janet, he has published many enduring titles, among them Each Peach Pear Plum, Peepo!, Burglar Bill and The Jolly Postman. In addition he has written novels, collections of stories, sets of easy-readers and joke books.
