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!

AGES:

0 to 4

5 to 8

9 to 12

For Grown-ups and Educators

Ages 0 to 4

African Animals

by Ruth A. Musgrave

The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

by Kim Tomsic  

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

Nighttime on Sesame Street
by Phoenix International Publications

Our World: Kenya

by Maïmouna Jallow

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

Ages 5 to 8

African Elephant: A First Field Guide to the Big-Eared Giant of the Savanna

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

Finding Home: Amazing Places Animals Live

by Mike Unwin

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
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  

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
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 to 12

Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country

by Atinuke

African Elephants at Risk: Saving These Majestic Mammals

by Kathryn Clay

All Ears

by Stuart Gibbs

Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle

by Deborah Lee Rose

Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cats

by Sy Montgomery

Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation

by Patricia Newman  

The Elephant Scientist

by Caitlin O’Connell  

The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving The African Penguins

by Sandra Markle

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

The Magnificent Migration: On Safari With Africa’s Last Great Herds

by Sy Montgomery

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  

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

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
by Daphne Sheldrick

Secrets of the Elephants
by Paula Kahumbu

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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.