Elfie: The Elephant Who Dreamed of Being a Ballerina

by Patrick Texier

Overview

This illustrated book for young children, written in both French and English, tells the story of Elfie, a young elephant who longs to be a ballerina. Her father agrees to let her take lessons if she can find some friends to join her. Hippy the hippo and Nosy the rhino agree. Tallie the giraffe becomes their teacher. They train very hard. They find a conductor, Storky, a marabou stork, and Storky in turns gathers together an orchestra. The grand finale is a ballet concert in the bush. Author and illustrator Patrick Texier has spent most of his life in Africa, and drew on his experience as a photographic safari guide to create "Efie" for his granddaughters. The text is in both English and French, juxtaposed to allow children or parents to read the story in either language or both. There are 32 pages, half of which are full-page color illustrations of Elfie and her friends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943741045
Publisher:	Patrick Texier
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	36
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	2 - 8 Years

About the Author

Patrick was born in France and speaks English with a very strong French accent. Most people have a hard time believing that he is related to Mark Twain and that part of his family landed in America in 1642. Patrick has been called "Tex" since kindergarten. He spent 37 years in Africa, where he was a photographic safari guide. He has three children and two grandchildren, all of whom are multilingual (they are scattered across three continents). This multiculturalism inspired him to write and illustrate books that would help English- and French-speaking children learn a foreign language and show them the wonders of Africa.