Elephants: The Kings of the Land: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Elephants are the largest animal that lives on land. They are HUGE! A male elephant can stand 12 feet (3.75 metres) tall at the shoulders. It can weigh up to 26,000 pounds (12,000 kg). That means one elephant can weigh as much as 13 small trucks!
Elephants have four very strong legs. Their legs are like posts. They have to be large enough to hold all the muscles an elephant needs to stand and walk around. Their legs are so big around that a grown woman can barely reach her arms all the way around one leg!
Elephants have a huge, round body. It is so big that 10 children can sit on top of an elephant at once!
Find out more about this amazing animal and learn the answers to these questions:
How long can an elephant's trunk be?
How do elephants replace their teeth?
How much water can an elephant's trunk hold?
How long do elephants sleep?

Learn what an elephant looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts.

Ages 7 to 10
All measurements in American and metric.

Educational Versions have CCSS activities.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301413546

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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ELEPHANTS

THE KINGS OF THE LAND

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15-Minute Book

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

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Elephants: The Kings of the Land / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A brief look at the lives of elephants.

1. Elephants. Juvenile Literature. 2. Wild Animals Juvenile Literature. 3. Africa. Juvenile Literature. 4. Asia. Juvenile Literature.

Words: 2630

Reading Level: 4.3

Ages 7 to 10

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What is an Elephant?

Elephants are the largest animal that lives on land. They are HUGE! A male elephant can stand 12 feet (3.75 metres) tall at the shoulders. It can weigh up to 26,000 pounds (12,000 kg). That means one elephant can weigh as much as 13 small trucks!

Female elephants are smaller, but they are still big. A female elephant is only about ten feet (3 metres) tall. She weighs about 11,000 pounds (5 tonnes).

Asian elephants and forest elephants are a bit smaller than African elephants.

Elephants have four very strong legs. Their legs are like posts. They have to be large enough to hold all the muscles an elephant needs to stand and walk around. Their legs are so big around that a grown woman can barely