Elephant Elephant: A Book of Opposites

by Bernadette Gervais and Francesco Pittau

Book Overview

Introduces opposites through simple text and illustrations of elephants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810936992
• ISBN13: 9780810936997
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Lots of Fun

This book is so creative, it is great for kids and adults. We've had it since my kids were 3 & 4 and they love it. I'm always tempted to leave it in our office waiting room, for easy entertainment. The pictures and ideas are so surprisingly fun, while for kids, truly expanding their vocabulary.

Awesome!

My 2 year old received this book when he was born and we have been reading it to him since. He loves it so much, we had to buy a copy for a friend who just had a baby. He is learning all about opposites and also expanding his vocabulary. We had to buy a second copy for ourselved because the first one is wearing out already!

Give me a break!

Lighten up, people! You are taking this book WAY too serious! These are elephants that we're talking about, not naked humans. This book is supposed to be funny and a take-off on traditional abc books. My kids own this book and no, they have not been emotionally damaged by viewing peeing elephants.

Very, very cute and clever

Great little book teaching children the meaning of "opposite" words using clever elephant drawings. My favorites are boy-girl, smart-stupid, subtraction-addition, visible-invisible, torn-fixed.

An Instant Classic!

This simple but clever collection of opposites stands head and shoulders above the usual treatment of this basic idea. It has a sense of humor that will appeal to all ages, and a slightly anarchic attitude (think EVERYONE POOPS!) that make it great to read and re-read. Droll and well designed--excellent work!