If an elephant in a popular children’s song can swing on a spider’s web, why can’t I swing on a branch? With this idea in mind, the spectacular elephant in this story draws the attention of the animals of the mountains, the savanna, the forest, and the desert, among others. When he runs into difficulties, he asks them for help; many come to his aid because “together we can always achieve more.” This simple and amusing children’s story by author Yanitzia Canetti features repetitive rhymes to help early readers understand that even the seemingly most insignificant animal can be useful. The text also provides an opportunity to review the numbers and learn about animals and their habitats, so engagingly portrayed in the illustration of Angeles Peinador.
