The Elephant’s Child
The Elephant’s Child
by Rudyard Kipling
Free online story: http://www.online-literature.com/poe/165/ (wait a minute and the full story will appear)
The version of The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling that I read was the NOOK version, for free. There are many versions of this story and several versions are available free online. It is possible to download the Nook software for computer or iPad and see the book, and even project that onto a screen or SMART board for a class to see. Look around on the Barnes and Noble site for the FREE downloads, if interested. The book also has audio which may be selected “read to me” or not, “read to myself.”
The Elephant’s Child is the story of how elephants used to have short noses and how the curiosity of one little elephant changed that forever. My work pages accompany the Nook free version, but also would probably work for other available versions.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865, and the link of his name will take you to a map of Kipling’s India. According to Wikipedia, “Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is a 1994 Disney film based on the Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and is a live-action remake of the 1967 animated film of the same name.” You have probably heard of the movie! Rudyard Kipling is considered to be an author of classic children’s literature. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. His stories as just as good today! It is a little odd and actually quite fun to be able to read one of his stories on a Nook, if you think about it.
My FREE PDF: Elephant’s Child work page and answer key PDF
Happy reading,
This is unbelievably cute! I have been looking for an activity for my daughter, who teaches school, for about 2 hours. I found The Elephant’s Child on education.com, a shortened version of the real story,unbeknownst to me. I kept looking for some kind of activity to go with it. I kept hitting dead ends, until I accidentally came upon the real version, which is magical, to say the least. And here, I have found your site, and this cute activity you have made, and it is free. I am amazed at your kindness and generosity. The kids will love it! I am touched at the quality, and that you are giving it as a gift. Thank you, for the gift, generously given from what must be a heart of love and joy!
Dear Ruth: I’m so glad you wrote! The book is free on that site with other books, I believe. I am in the process of updating my printables with better graphics which is going to take months, but do check back. 95% of what I have online is free, everything on my blog and web site is free, all of it. Thank you so much. I do love teaching and love being able to give away printables! Carolyn
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