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Lovingly illustrated Children's book, suitable for all ages.
Marcel the Elephant loves to go thru life , noting every detail and his surroundings. He notes and studies plants, animals, and the building around where he lives(Marcel is a city elephant, of course!). Marcel is writing a special encyclopedia, you see. And-today is a special day- Marcel's Birthday- and what present he gets!
Oddly while Marcel is a city elephant, the author makes sure to pepper the book with real life facts about Marcels more wild brethren.
Only forty pages, but each is crammed with fabulous illustrations and over-sized to boot.
This would be great for a read-aloud for the kid to point out the things while the parents reads or for a rather bright early reader to spend hours noting each beautiful detail.
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‘The Memory of an Elephant’ written by Sophie Strady and illustrated by Jean-François Martin is beautifully designed book (not only) for children, but for adults as well, which combines made-up story about leading elephant character combined with numerous actual facts about places and animals.
A main hero, an old elephant Marcel is thinking about his life and all the beautiful memories he collected during rich life he lived on. Marcel remembers all the beautiful years spent on his travels and when his friends will come for his birthday celebration, Marcel will tell them a story of his life.
Within the story, young reader will learn many useful facts about the different countries Marcel visited, but also about the nature and animals, especially elephants, making this book kind of encyclopedia full of facts in form of children book…
Sophie Strady with her book managed to create an extensive but still highly interesting book for children that will equally be appealing for older readers. In combination with imaginative and visually appealing Martin’s drawings, ‘The Memory of an Elephant’ is one of the most interesting books which appeared on market last few months, equally made for children and their parents to enjoy.
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This book is very unique. I had a hard time thinking of the theme and genre – it’s a pretty odd book (but I like odd ;) ). Even the size of the book is odd – it’s a large 10×14 – but Marcel is a very large elephant so I guess that makes sense. There is a fictional story in the book – the story of Marcel and his memories, but there is also a ton of facts about everything you can think of (Marcel is writing an encyclopedia). The illustrations are incredible. I love the detail in them (check out Marcel’s tattoo ;) ) and the old-fashioned feel. The story of Marcel is nice. He thinks about his life and the things in it and what he’s experienced. We get to meet some of his friends. It’s a nice story by itself but when you put it together with the awesome illustrations and all the fact information packed into the book, I think the book is just super cool. The publisher rates the book for kids 5+. Kids that young probably wouldn’t be able to read the book independently, but this book would make an awesome read aloud. It is the kind of picture book I would have loved when I was little. I always loved books with lots of fact boxes and tons of stuff I could look at. This isn’t a “normal” picture book, but if you are looking for something a little unique – I recommend this one! *NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
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This is one of the most wonderfully illustrated storybooks ever. It's a large format fitting the story of an elephant! Mesmerizing for a chld and adult alike. It is both story and factual in it's story line. You will not be disappointed in any way with this amazing artful book. It would be a lovely gift, even if you a big kid! A keeper.
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Wow! Even seeing the imagery from the book and understanding it is oversized and jampacked with interesting information did not prepare me for how much I loved this book - not to mention my 6-year old granddaughter. It's one of those books memories are made of. I'm sure she'll keep it for a good long time.
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I need this book for my very own. This humongous book is more than just a story about Marcel, this book is chucked full of wonderful information. Each page has wonderful facts pertaining to the story whether that is elephants, food, instruments, furniture, exotic animals, plants, sea life, or clothing. Sometimes there are pages that are totally dedicated to these educational truths offset with ideal illustrations like the page that is devoted to buildings and technology, this children’s book is a mini textbook of knowledge. Every page in this 37-page book is filled with information as you read along with the story of Marcel. Marcel, an old elephant, who has taken upon himself the task of writing down everything he has done in his life. Marcel begin his career playing in a band, traveling then on the sea when he grows tired of being on the stage, he then lands in Paris finding a job there. The story continues as Marcel talks about his journey and there is celebration in the end as each year we celebrate our special day. It’s such a terrific book but I feel it is aimed for older reader or as a great read-a-loud for younger children as the words are difficult, words such as delectably, monumental, and tumultuous. I also think the amount of words and the facts that are presented are geared for older children or for children who can understand the text. Some younger readers might like all the additional facts while another child might find all these facts too overwhelming. What did I love besides all the educational truths? I loved the illustrations surrounding the story of Marcel. Marcel looks old and wise and this storybook makes his tale larger than life. I enjoyed the illustrations that accompanied the facts on the pages, they looked realistic and proportionate.Read more ›
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