Where’s the elephant?

Barroux
Egmont [Hardie Grant Egmont]
ISBN: 9781405276481
RRP: $19.95

What starts as a hide-and-seek story becomes more serious. Three questions on the second page turning ask: Where’s the elephant?; Where’s the parrot?; Where’s the snake? On following pages these animals are hidden in the lush and colourful forest and have to be found. Slowly something else changes - tree stumps, then houses, roads and cars, all creep in at the expense of the forest. The animals become easier to see – exposed and vulnerable. The watercolour illustrations reveal the forest in its jigsaw diversity; then candidly portray the barren monotony of the city. This is an exceptional book to help youngsters realise the serious responsibility of our stewardship of the planet.