TY  - BOOK
AU  - Riley, Capus Linda
AU  - Jenkins, Steve
TI  - Elephants swim
SN  - 9780395934890
AV  - QP310.S95 R55 
U1  - 591.1 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - Houghton
KW  - Animals
KW  - Hippos
KW  - Collage
KW  - Swimming
N1  - J
; 450
; Lexile
; J
; Raz-Plus

N2  - Elephants swim gracefully underwater and use their trunks like snorkels. Hippos sink to the bottom and go to sleep. Walruses sing as they swim along, and so do whales. Linda Capus Riley has written a lovely - and informative - poem about the ways that sixteen animals behave in water and added notes for those readers who would like to know more about the animals. Steve Jenkins's beautiful and playful cut-paper illustrations capture the diversity of the swimmers

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