Mela and the Elephant

by Dow Phumiruk

Book Overview

2019 Colorado Book Award Finalist Recognized in The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2018 Mela sets out to explore the river outside her village but quickly ends up in trouble when her little boat is swept downstream and into the dense jungle. She encounters a crocodile, a leopard, and some monkeys, offering each a prize return for helping her find her way home but the animals snatch up their rewards without helping Mela back to her village...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585369985
• ISBN13: 9781585369980
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3