Steve Bloom is an internationally bestselling wildlife photographer and the author of Thames & Hudson's bestselling publication, Elephant!. Here, eighty of his stunning photographs and an entertaining text by David Henry Wilson capture every aspect of this wonderful creature's life and world. Why do elephants flap their ears? How much do they eat? Why do they roll in mud? This book answers these questions and many more, including intriguing facts about elephants' trunks, tusks and tails, their families and friends, what they get up to from dawn to dusk, and the special relationship between elephants and humans and elephants and other animals.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Thames & Hudson Ltd .

Steve Bloom is a highly regarded natural-history photographer. He has published many titles with Thames & Hudson for both adults and children. David Henry Wilson was born in London and studied at Cambridge. His children's books - especially the Jeremy James series - have been translated into several languages. He is married, with three grown-up children, and lives in Somerset.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Trunks, Tusks and Tails: Trunks; Tusks; Ears; Tails; Size, Strength and Speed * 2. Family and Friends: Babies; The Family; The Herd; Old Age * 3. From Dawn to Dusk: Eating and Drinking; Washing; Swimming; Playing; Fighting; Sleeping * 4. Elephants and Humans: Carrying Logs; Carrying People; Sport; Festivals * 5. Elephants and Other Animals: The Lion; The Gazelle; The Birds; The Waterhole