Book-A-Day Almanac

The World's Greatest Elephant by Ralph Helfer
Illustrated by Ted Lewin

Elephant Appreciation Day, which took place yesterday, has been set aside to celebrate the “earth’s largest, most interesting, and most noble endangered land animal.” Certainly elephants have always had enormous appeal to children. In fact, circus founder P. T. Barnum once said, “When entertaining the public, it is best to have an elephant.” In 2006 [...]

Featured on September 30, 2011