Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Elephants Can't Jump!
    Elephants Can't Jump!
    Elephants Can't Jump!
    Ebook34 pages2 minutes

    Elephants Can't Jump!

    By Jeanne Willis and Adrian Reynolds

    3.5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    When the other baby animals laugh at Elephant for not being able to jump, he sets out to prove them wrong. Hard as he tries, he just can't jump. But then he realizes that he can do something else that no other animal can do . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateMar 1, 2015
    ISBN9781467779456
    Elephants Can't Jump!
    Author

    Jeanne Willis

    Jeanne Willis lives in London. After a successful career in advertising, she has written many award-winning picture books. Jeanne regularly takes events to schools.

    Read more from Jeanne Willis

    Related to Elephants Can't Jump!

    Related ebooks

    Children's Social Themes For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      What Was It All About, Dear Alfie?

      Dec 3, 2019

      I had walked the big lad that morning as usual and he was his old mischievous self, bounding around with Molly, our chocolate lab. A few hours later Eddy, an old stalking friend, who had spent many an outing in Alfie’s company, called to stay for a f

      4 min read

    • Article

      Crawling In The Reeds

      Sep 23, 2021

      Crawling In The Reeds
      6 min read

    • Article

      African Elephant

      Mar 26, 2021

      Three species of elephants exist today, two in Africa and the Asian elephant – but millions of years ago, dozens existed. They are one of the most successful species on earth and they occupy virtually every habitat on land. Elephants are incredibly i

      2 min read

    • Article

      Memories Are Made Of This

      Sep 11, 2023

      Memories Are Made Of This
      5 min read

    • Article

      Campfire

      May 11, 2023

      In 1994, there were just five of us in a Unimog (an extreme off-road truck) on an adventurous camping trip from Johannesburg into Botswana and Zimbabwe. After the Makgadikgadi Pans, the Okavango Delta and Moremi, we came to Savuti Campsite in Chobe N

      18 min read

    • Article

      Bangweulu Sitatunga

      Jun 18, 2021

      Bangweulu Sitatunga
      6 min read

    • Article

      First Deer Hunt First Deer

      Apr 1, 2019

      First Deer Hunt First Deer
      5 min read

    • Article

      Pachydermia

      Jul 4, 2020

      Pachydermia
      5 min read

    • Article

      Out of Africa

      Oct 24, 2019

      Out of Africa
      9 min read

    • Article

      Kruger’s Living Legends

      Feb 11, 2022

      Kruger’s Living Legends
      10 min read

    • Article

      A PH’s Elephant Musings

      Jun 12, 2020

      A PH’s Elephant Musings
      5 min read

    • Article

      Aborted Lion Hunts

      Jul 16, 2021

      Aborted Lion Hunts
      6 min read

    • Article

      Kenya Feel It?

      Dec 5, 2017

      Kenya Feel It?
      4 min read

    • Article

      Pride Before The Fall

      Jan 5, 2021

      Pride Before The Fall
      1 min read

    • Article

      Fiction: Wolfdreams

      Feb 12, 2022

      Fiction: Wolfdreams
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Struggle For Sable

      Jul 13, 2023

      The Struggle For Sable
      6 min read

    • Article

      Meet The Author

      Jan 20, 2020

      “Highly informative, inspirational, beautifully illustrated and critically important.”This is how author and conservationist Mark Carwardine aptly describes Painted Wolves – A Wild Dog’s Life, by Nicholas Dyer and Peter Blinston. Featuring a gripping

      4 min read

    • Article

      Alistair And The Elephants

      Sep 11, 2023

      Alistair And The Elephants
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Bull and Ndorobo Boy

      Jul 15, 2019

      The Bull and Ndorobo Boy
      6 min read

    • Article

      Campfire Tales…

      Mar 11, 2024

      Campfire Tales…
      3 min read

    • Article

      Large Animals

      Oct 6, 2021

      Imagine you’re a vet who has to perform surgery on a cat. Except it’s not a pet cat. It’s the biggest of the big cats – a Siberian tiger! So, a three-metre-long tiger is lying there, needing a fang removed. You’ve pumped enough drugs into it to send

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Unrecorded Elephant

      Jul 10, 2020

      The Unrecorded Elephant
      5 min read

    • Article

      Snakes Alive!

      Sep 3, 2023

      Snakes Alive!
      6 min read

    • Article

      Releasing Nontarget Catches

      May 27, 2022

      Releasing Nontarget Catches
      6 min read

    • Article

      Elephant Hunting Know-How

      May 14, 2021

      Elephant Hunting Know-How
      5 min read

    • Article

      Protected

      Aug 26, 2022

      Protected
      2 min read

    • Article

      Rescue. Rehabilitate. Release.

      Oct 12, 2018

      Rescue. Rehabilitate. Release.
      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Elephants Can't Jump!

    3.5/5

    10 ratings4 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      finding something he could do that WASN'T jumping was almost as good, when elephant saved the day.
    • 4/5
      Individuality is very important and should be embraced by everyone. Unfortunately, people believe everyone is capable of doing one single task. This often leaves people embarrassed, ashamed, or the feeling of incapability. The main character, the elephant, cannot jump he is ashamed and feels embarrassed. He soon realizes that he has other talents that can be beneficial to his friends. The elephant can help those in need with his trunk. Now he knows that it is okay to be different and he can succeed at tasks others may not be able to and vice versa.
    • 3/5
      Maybe not jump but he can save the day.
    • 3/5
      In Willis’ delightful story, baby elephant is told that elephants can’t jump. “It’s just they way we’re made, said his mother. Something to do with our knees, said his father.” But elephant is determined to prove his family wrong. Elephant comes up with several schemes to show that he can jump, such as running fast, using a trampoline and climbing to the top of a hill. No matter what elephant tries, he fails and the other animals are there to laugh and remind him that ‘elephants can’t jump’. But when elephant and his friends find a little boy in need of help, elephant finds that he can do something that none of the other animals can do. Reynolds cartoon illustrations are playful, brightly colored and nicely compliment Willis’ adorable story. Recommended for pre-K to 2nd grade.

    Book preview

    Elephants Can't Jump! - Jeanne Willis

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1