The Elephant Book

God made the elephant.
What a huge animal he is!
God gave him large ears.
He can hear sounds well with his ears.
He can cool his body from the hot sun by waving them back and forth.

The elephant has a large nose called a trunk.
He can smell well, but he cannot see well.
His eyes are small and weak.
The elephant can hear and smell danger before it is near.
He does not have to see it.

The elephant eats grass, leaves, and fruit.
He is big, so he must eat much food.
When he eats, he uses his trunk to bring food to his mouth.

The elephant drinks water with his trunk, too.
He sucks water up into his trunk like a straw.
Then he shoots the water into his mouth.
When he is hot and needs a shower, he sprays water with his trunk.

The elephant can do many things with his trunk.
He can pick leaves from trees.
He can haul big, heavy logs.
Or he can pick up just one nut!

God gave the elephant two tusks.
His tusks are big teeth.
He can dig up roots with his tusks.
He uses his tusks when he has to fight.

When the elephant is tired, he may lie down on his side to sleep.
But sometimes he sleeps standing up!

Elephants live in large groups called herds.
They must look for food and water.
If one elephant is sick, all of the elephants stop.
When the elephant gets well, all the elephants will start to look for food again.
Elephants take good care of each other.

Maybe you have seen elephants in a circus.
Men can train elephants to do tricks.
Others are trained to work hard.
God gave you a mom and dad to train you to be a hard worker.

You might be taller than a baby elephant.
But a baby elephant weighs much more!
When he is born, a baby elephant weighs about 200 pounds.
That is why God made the elephants with heavy legs.
God made the elephant just right!


No, I did not just develop a typers cramp in my hand to teach you about elephants. Hopefully you already know all about them and what a great creature they are! I typed that out, because that is the latest book that Maddy has read. We are doing a summer reading with ABeka books, and she read that book today, word for word, with no mistakes! And in case you're wondering, no, she has not ever seen this book before...LOL! We are so proud of her! She is such a fast learner, and it gives me so much joy in my heart to know....I did that!