Elmer: 30th Anniversary Edition: 1 (Elmer Picture Books)

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No-one should feel they have to conform to a group idea of what is ‘normal’, and have to ‘fit in’. Often when people do manage to accept themselves, for who they are – they suddenly discover that other people are ready and willing to accept them for that too.

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This lovely collection of practitioner-made resources is perfect for enhancing story-time and getting the most out of one of your favourite classroom books. Elmer was first published by Dobson Books in 1968, and re-issued with re-drawn illustrations in a slightly shortened version by Andersen Press in 1989. [1] It was inspired by the mascot of the Bordeaux zoo (which closed in 1974) in France. The books are published in the United Kingdom by Andersen Press and were published in the United States by HarperCollins originally, Andersen press USA now publishes in America. Forty-one book titles have been created since 1989, and the series has sold more than eight million copies in fifty languages around the world. Satoshi Kitamura carried out the Japanese translation. The pictures at the end of the book, of the elephants celebrating ‘Elmer Day’ are a wonderful riot of colour and pleasure. Children will love this exciting range of Elmer activities EYFS, including colouring sheets, pencil control activities, picture cards, sensory activity ideas and more. How can I use Elmer Activities for EYFS to build on all the areas of learning?

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Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him! Why did he look so different from all the others. Was that why they were laughing at him? So, sadly, he crept away, determined to somehow cover himself with grey, so that he would blend in with the others. I have read it with my 7 year old girl( i used to have this book for my older kids in the past and read it from the age of 4) , I put 3 stars, too much for me buy my daughter insisted for 3! The drawings are very cute but the story is meaningless and without respect for children, perhaps offering them stories with a little more depth would not hurt... being small (4-7 years old) do not mean not being able to reason and distinguish the emotions and circumstances of the events of life... to make them become nearly retarded will do their job cell phones, videogames, tablet and so on... The positive message about celebrating differences is done in a way that’s not at all heavy handed and I think it’s effective. It’s also a wonderful friendship story. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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When he dons a ‘normal elephant’ disguise, he finds his herd have lost their sense of joy. Soon, he discovers that it is his differences that make him and the other elephants happy. The primal focus of the story is on ‘Elmer ‘who is an elephant that does not resemble the other elephants in his herd. They are all grey – whereas he is remarkably dissimilar with patchwork with lots of different colours! Although Elmer keeps all the other elephants happy with his witty nature, deep down he starts to feel saddened by the fact that he looks somewhat different to the other elephants. Therefore as a consequence of this Elmer decides to disguise himself. He achieves this through shaking some berries from a tree onto the ground; he then submerges himself onto these berries. The end result is that his patch work disappears and he emerges as a grey elephant.

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As Elmer is accepted and, indeed feted for, his differences, so can children (and grownups) be an important part of a diverse and supportive community. Elmer is an elephant with a patchwork body of a variety of colours. He is a cheerful and optimistic character. However, when Elmer changes his appearance to fit in to his surroundings he is no longer recognisable by the other elephants. Of course this makes Elmer sad that he is no longer accepted and begins to understand how it feels to be treated like an outsider. When it rains, the grey paint which Elmer had covered himself with is washed away and his 'true colours' are once more revealed. To the joy of the group Elmer realises that it is his differences which make him who he is. So every year, on the day of the parade, “if you happen to see an elephant ordinary elephant colour, you will know it must be Elmer.” This is a beautiful children’s book, that will really brighten up your (and if you have children, also their) day. It is hard to feel down when you have such a wonderfully brightly coloured, happy elephant to look at. Elmer the very young elephant is just that little bit different. He lives with a herd of elephants. They might be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. In fact there are many variations in how they look. But they are all the same colour. All except Elmer. Elmer is quirky. He is most decidedly not the same colour as the other elephants.