Local PBS stations are partnering with libraries across the country to bring Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure to children and families. They’ve shared their favorite books about elephants, Kenya, wildlife and conservation with NATURE and Sesame Street. Be sure to check them out at your local public library!
Browse Books by Age:
Ages 0–4
Ages 5–8
Ages 9–12
Grown-ups
Ages 0–4
by Ruth A. Musgrave
Elephants Spray
by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser
Elmo on the Farm: First Look and Find
by Editors of Phoenix International Publications
Giraffes Can’t Dance
by Giles Andreae
How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya
by Verna Aardema
Kenya Safari
by Grace Hansen
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
by Alex T. Smith
The Littlest Elephant: A One and Only Ruby Story
by Katherine Applegate
Our World: Kenya
by Maïmouna Jallow
by Phoenix International Publications
A Parade of Elephants
by Kevin Henkes
Planting Peace
by Gwendolyn Hooks
Safari
by Gail Tuchman
Wangari Maathai Planted Trees
by Kate Coombs
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom
Where Should Elephant Poop?
by Gong Ruping
The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship
by Kim Tomsic
Ages 5–8
by Festus Ihwagi
A Baby Elephant in the Wild
by Caitlin O’Connell
The Black Mambas: The World’s First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit
by Kelly Crull
The Boy and the Elephant
by Freya Blackwood
Community Soup
by Alma Fullerton
Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story
by Jody Jensen Shaffer
The Elephant
by Jenni Desmond
The Elephant’s New Shoe: A True Rescue Story
by Laurel Abrams Neme
Elephants
by Avery Elizabeth Hurt
Elephants of Africa
by Gail Gibbons
Elephants Remember: A True Story
by Jennifer O’Connell
Elephants: A Savanna Keystone Species
by Kathleen A. Klatte
Elephants! Strange and Wonderful
by Laurence Pringle
Flipflopi: How a Boat Made From Flip-flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean
by Linda Ravin Lodding
For You Are a Kenyan Child
by Kelly Cunnane
Furry Friends Forever 5-Minute Stories
by Random House
Furry Friendships: Animals as Friends and Helpers
by Mari Schuh
Go Wild! Elephants
by Margie Markarian
Go Green With Sesame Street,
a 6-book series from Lerner Publishing
Great Migrations: Elephants
by Laura F. Marsh
Grow Your Colors: Planting and Eating Healthy Foods With Sesame Street
by Marie-Therese Miller
Have You Seen an Elephant?
by Elina Ellis
How Elegant the Elephant: Poems About Animals and Insects
by Mary Ann Hoberman
If Elephants Disappeared
by Lily Williams
I Love to Watch You Grow
by Random House
Life-Size Animals: An Illustrated Safari
by Rita Mabel Schiavo
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
by Donna Jo Napoli
Finding Home: Amazing Places Animals Live
by Mike Unwin
Marjory’s River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Fierce Protector of the Everglades
by Josie James
Milo’s Great Safari Adventure
by Bryan Patrick Avery
Moto and Me: My Year as a Wildcat’s Foster Mom
by Suzi Eszterhas
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of African Animals
by Catherine D. Hughes
Once Upon an Elephant
by Linda Stanek
Over and Under the Pond
by Kate Messner
Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Isabella Hatkoff
Pearls in the Sand: Protecting Sea Turtles in Oaxaca
by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez
Ranger Rick: I Wish I was an Elephant
by Jennifer Bove
Rhino in the House: The True Story of Saving Samia
by Daniel Kirk
Roar!: 100 Fun Facts about African Animals by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
Safari, So Good! All about African Wildlife
by Bonnie Worth
Safe Crossing
by Kari Percival
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson
Sesame Street Habitats,
an 8-book series from Lerner Publishing
Sesame Street Tough Topics: Talking About Natural Disasters
by Mari Schuh
She Leads: The Elephant Matriarch
by June Smalls
Thirsty, Thirsty Elephants
by Sandra Markle
The Truth About Elephants
by Maxwell Eaton
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
by Jeanette Winter
The Water Princess
by Susan Verde
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey through Tanzania
by Laurie Krebs
What About an Elephant? A Fact-Filled Savanna Adventure
by Deborah Kerbel
What the Elephant Heard
by Charlotte Guillain
Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears? Questions and Surprising Answers About Animals
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
by Catherine Barr
You Are a Wildlife Warrior! Saving Animals and the Planet
by Bindi Irwin
You Can Do It! A Little Book About the Big Power of Perseverance With Elmo
by Sesame Workshop
Ages 9–12
by Atinuke
African Elephants at Risk: Saving These Majestic Mammals
by Kathryn Clay
All Ears
by Stuart Gibbs
Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cats
by Sy Montgomery
The Elephant Scientist
by Caitlin O’Connell
Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation
by Patricia Newman
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving The African Penguins
by Sandra Markle
Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle
by Deborah Lee Rose
The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos
by Sandra Markle
How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild
by Katherine Roy
Kenya
by Julie Murray
A Passion for Elephants: The Real Life Adventure of Field Scientist Cynthia Moss
by Toni Buzzeo
Saving H’non: Chang and the Elephant
by Trang Nguyễn
Science Comics: Elephants: Living Large
by Jason Viola
The Magnificent Migration: On Safari With Africa’s Last Great Herds
by Sy Montgomery
For Grown-ups
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds
by Joy Adamson
An Elephant in My Kitchen
by Françoise Malby-Anthony
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
by Lawrence Anthony
Secrets of the Elephants
by Paula Kahumbu
Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
by Daphne Sheldrick
Looking for more?
Find free PBS Nature videos, games and activities for K-12 educators at PBS LearningMedia — including Nature Nuggets, minute-long clips made for early learners ages 2 to 6.