From Babar to Dumbo the elephant has long fascinated children as well as their parents. Here eighty stunning photographs encompass every aspect of the elephants life & world: elephants big & small African & Asian in the wild & domesticated at play & at rest. Whether taken from the air from underwater or from the side of a jeep these images will capture the imagination of any child. Steve Blooms extraordinary photographs depict the elephants in their natural environment as well as in their unique relationships with people. Here are elephant babies playing in the dust families rolling in the mud polo-playing elephants elephants at bath time impressive herds roaming the plains & much more. The entertaining texts by David Henry Wilson explain anything & everything of interest about elephants from why they flap their ears to how much they weigh & how much they eat.