Once Upon an Elephant
by Linda Stanek and Shennen Bersani • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
From stopping wildfires to planting seeds, one animal is the true superhero that... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 451
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179566, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Ecology
- Keystone species
- Elephants
- Savanna ecology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Elephants
- Animal ecology
- Elephants--Juvenile literature
- Elephants--Ecology--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- Savanna ecology--Juvenile literature
- Keystone species--Juvenile literature
- Animal ecology--Juvenile literature
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Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2017

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2017
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