Elephant Fiction

The choice of bringing a book out of the dustbin of history and making it more easily available to the general public should be an easy decision, right? Not in the case of The Wonderful Electric Elephant written by Frances Montgomery. Listeners can hear exactly what Frances Montgomery wrote and decide for themselves what they think of it. Parts of this novel are a vile stain on history and society. But, I must also add that she wrote some innovative ideas and had some imaginative concepts which were ahead of her time.

"Imagine-toi qu'au temps jadis, l'Éléphant n'avait pas de trompe. Il n'avait qu'un nez noiraud, courtaud, et gros comme une botte. Il pouvait bien le tortiller de droite et de gauche, mais non pas ramasser des choses avec." "L'Enfant d'éléphant" (1902) est un conte racontant pourquoi la trompe de l'éléphant est si grande. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) était un auteur britannique. Né en Inde, il est surtout connu pour son roman "Le Livre de la Jungle". Il fut à la fois le premier anglais et le plus jeune lauréat (42 ans) à recevoir le Prix Nobel de littérature.

A mother elephant describes all the activities that she and her baby do together. Pair this charming fiction story with its nonfiction companion book, Big Grassland Animals.

Can you imagine that a big white elephant could disappeared into thin air? It may sound impossible or ridiculous but it actually happened. An elephant got sent to Great Britain as a gift to the Queen but it was lost on the way and nobody seems to have a clue how it came to happen. Can chief inspector Blunt solve the case? Find out in Mark Twain’s short story "The Stolen White Elephant". B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories.

This is a story for children of all ages, and is suitable for grandparents or parents to listen to with their children. It is the story of a wondrous electric elephant and the people who encounter it. Big as a house, this wondrous electric elephant is able to move and do amazing things, depending on who is piloting it and whether or not some cats have sneaked into the inside of the electric elephant.

Ellie wakes up excited for a day at the zoo where she gets to see her very favorite animals, elephants, and not just ordinary elephants, emerald ones. Not only that, she meets emus, eagles, and elk. This story is a fun listen for children as it takes the use of alliteration as a literary device to help listeners in sounding the letter E. 

A colleague of Dr. Watson asks Sherlock Holmes for help: His patient Joseph Merrick, known in public as the "elephant man", because of his strong physical deformations, was the victim of a brutal assault. Holmes and Watson take over the case, which takes them to the circus milieu.

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

Seis cuentos para niños de dos a cinqo años. ¡Historias geniales para leer antes de dormir! Las historias incluyen un chita, un ogro, un elefante, un sapo estupendo, y otros dos animales.

In Mandarin Chinese: A great fun story with catchy tunes and lyrics to educate young children about the importance of conservation.

Mały i niewymiarowy, za to bardzo sympatyczny mamut całe wieki spędził jako malowidło na ścianie jaskini. Ma już dosyć nudnego życia i postanawia zmienić miejsce zamieszkania. Schodzi ze ściany i rusza odkrywać świat! Na drodze czeka go wiele niespodzianek! Przygody małego mamuta do łez rozbawią dzieci i dorosłych. Książka autorstwa Agnieszki Frączek należy do serii "Poczytaj ze mną", skierowanej do dzieci w wieku 3-7 lat. Misją serii jest wprowadzenie dzieci w świat wiedzy o literaturze. Poprzez lekturę fascynujących opowieści najmłodsi czytelnicy poznają różne formy i gatunki literackie.

Why do we argue and disagree? This is a retelling of a story from India...This story shows why people have arguments.

Under the big top, Elyse was born; from birth she was trained to obey. She would travel the country, perform for the crowds, but never got to play. Her costumes were extravagant; she wore feathers on her head. But she didn’t have a family, or a warm and cozy bed. Each night Elyse would fall asleep exhausted and forlorn, wishing for the mom she hadn’t seen since she was born. One evening when the crowds were gone and she was tethered for the night, Elyse noticed for the first time that her ropes were rather tight.

Welches Kind wünscht sich nicht manchmal, eine echte Prinzessin oder ein echter Prinz zu sein? In einem Schloss zu leben, das so groß ist, dass man sich darin verlaufen kann; viele Diener zu haben, wunderschöne Kleider und eine goldene Krone So stellt man sich das Leben von Königskindern vor - aber war das auch in Wirklichkeit so? Christiane Böhm gibt in ihrem Hörbuch einen sehr privaten Einblick in das Leben echter Prinzen und Prinzessinnen, den Kindern des bayerischen Königshauses im 19. und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts.

L'elefantino Babar assalito da un cacciatore scappa dalla foresta e arriva in città dove trova l'anziana signora che lo accoglie...

Ein Bär geht verkleidet als Förster zum Maskenball, die Katze Isabo raucht wie ein Mynheer und denkt nicht mehr ans Mäusefangen, der Käfer, der sich auf der Wiese sonnt, wird zum Philosophen, und Frau Tausendfuß, die große Wäsche macht, ist mit eher praktischen Problemen konfrontiert, muss sie doch tausend Socken auf die Leine klammern. Warum soll ich mein Horn nicht als Musikinstrument nutzen, fragt sich ein Nashorn, übt fleißig und bekehrt sogar die feindliche Löwenhorde zu Freunden der schönen Künste.

An elephant with her own cottage, living in your backyard, should be the best thing ever for a kid, right? Maybe for every other kid on the planet but not for Scout. Well, she's fun, but then there is the wild and the crazy to deal with. Ellie is helping Scout plan his birthday party. Will there be birthday success? Or birthday chaos? Find out in this first book about Scout and Ellie, the boy with the elephant living in his backyard. Oh, and did I mention that his family is a circus? How does a kid stay sane in this family anyway, right?

Scout and Ellie: The Beauty Pageant is written for an audience of seven- to nine-year-olds who like to laugh. It is the silly antics of an elephant who acts like a human with the attitude of a spoiled, fun-filled child. She lives in her own house in Scout's back yard. In this episode, Scout is coaxed into helping her try to win a beauty pageant. The scenes can get crazy and may cause children to laugh out loud!

Durch diese Ausgabe des Kinderkartonhauses flitzen viele tierische Seltsamkeiten: Wild gewordene Möhrenschweine, komisch gefärbte Elefanten - und es gibt einen neuen Fall für Kommissar Hüpf! Ada und das Möhrenschwein: Ada kann es kaum erwarten, genau wie ihr Opa ein großer Hexenmeister zu werden. Als sie eines Tages alleine im Turm ist, packt sie die Gelegenheit beim Schopf und zaubert ein Schwein herbei.

This children's book is perfect for bringing up the subject of children feeling confident and at ease with their body and how they look. It is the story of a young elephant who discovers that not everyone in the world is alike, but that nature has given to each one exactly what is needed for survival. This includes Nezo himself who learns to be grateful for his long trunk and his heavy body.