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Thirsty, Thirsty

Elephants

For grandmothers everywhere!S. M.

For Irina and her many grandmothers,

past and present.F. V.

Text copyright 2017 by Sandra Markle

Illustrations copyright 2017 by Fabricio VandenBroeck

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

Charlesbridge and colophon are registered trademarks of Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.

Published by Charlesbridge

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Markle, Sandra, author.

Thirsty, thirsty elephants / Sandra Markle; illustrated by Fabricio VandenBroeck.

pages cm

ISBN 978-1-58089-634-4 (reinforced for library use)

ISBN 978-1-60734-840-5 (ebook)

ISBN 978-1-60734-841-2 (ebook pdf)

1. African elephantJuvenile literature. 2. DroughtsTanzaniaJuvenile literature.

I. VandenBroeck, Fabricio, 1954 illustrator. II. Title.

QL737.P98M3694 2016

599.67'4dc23 2015017345

Printed in China

(hc) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Illustrations done in acrylics and watercolors on a custom texturized paper

and then manipulated in Photoshop

Display type set in Museo by Jos Buivenga

Text type set in Museo Slab by Jos Buivenga

Color separations by Colourscan Print Company Pte Ltd, Singapore

Printed by 1010 Printing International Limited in Huizhou, Guangdong, China

Production supervision by Brian G. Walker

Designed by Martha MacLeod Sikkema

Synchred Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-701-5 (e-book)

Thirsty, Thirsty

Elephants

Sandra Markle

Illustrated by Fabricio VandenBroeck

I ts a hot, dry day in Tanzania. Grandma elephant stops

munching leaves. Thirsty, she lifts her trunk high and

takes a deep

SNIFF!

Grandma smells water in the distance and sets off.

Mother elephant comes last, with Little Calf holding

tight to her tail.

Grandma leads the way through the rosy glow of the

fading day. When the herd reaches the river, the bank is

already crowded with gazelles, zebras, and giraffes. But

the other animals move aside for the elephants.

Grandma sucks in a trunkful of water and shoots this

big drink down her throat. Little Calf fills up her trunk, too.

She blows the water out but misses her mouth and sprays

Grandma. Grandma presses her trunk on the babys back.

Little Calf kneels and drinks through her mouth.

GULP!

Another dry day follows. There have been many in this

long drought. Grandma keeps the herd close to the river.

But each day, the water level drops.

Finally, theres barely enough for the gazelles , zebras,

and giraffes.

Theres not enough for the elephants.

Grandma leads the search for another watering hole.

The one they find is dry. Grandma digs her tusks into

the ground.

Mother and the other adults dig, too. Slowly, a little water

seeps into the holes. The entire herd takes a

SLURP.

But theres not enough for the elephants.

Grandmas thirst stirs a memory of a dry time long ago,

when she was a baby like Little Calf. She remembers another

watering hole and sets off to find it. On the way, the herd stops

in a thicket to munch leaves.

Little Calf chews and chomps. There is juice in each

CRUNCH!

But its not nearly enough for the thirsty elephants.

Grandma leads the herd on. From time to time, she sniffs

for the scent of the watering hole. Mother and the others

sniff, too. Little Calf sniffs once. She gets a trunkful of dust.

KACHOO!

When Grandma smells water, she holds her trunk high

to track the scent. Soon the rest of the herd smells water,

too. They charge to find it. But the water is deep down in

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