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[FREE] [DOWNLOAD] [READ] Strictly No Elephants PDF[FREE] [DOWNLOAD][READ] Strictly NoElephants PDFDescriptionFrom School Library Journal K-Gr 2â€”It's Pet Club Day, and the sign on the door at #17 clearlystates, 'Strictly NO Elephants.' Current members treasure their birds, fish, cats, and dogs, but ayoung boy taking a walk with his tiny elephant, sharing an umbrella in a cool fall rain, sees nowelcome for his friend, so he simply gives his usual support. 'That's what friends doâ€”lift eachother over the cracksâ€¦brave the scary things for you.' The boy and his elephant meet a girl with askunk, who were also excluded from the Pet Club meeting, and decide to start a club of their own,one in which all are welcome. Friends 'never leave anyone behind.' Illustrations emphasize thewarmth of this message with Photoshop, block prints, and pencil in color spreads alternated withsmaller vignettes highlighting the expressions of the children and their pets. VERDICT With agentle message of inclusion and helping others, this title reaches beyond a mere friendship story.A solid general purchase for libraries and classrooms.â€”Mary Elam, Learning Media Services,Plano ISD, TX Read more After a little boy and his tiny elephant are barred from the Pet Club, theybefriend other children with unusual pets. The first-person narrative has a quiet, contemplativefeel: â€œThe trouble with having a tiny elephant for a pet is that you never quite fit in. / No oneelse has an elephant.â€• His pet is shy of sidewalk cracks: â€œI always go back and help himover. Thatâ€s what friends do: lift each other over the cracks.â€• Embodying dejection after thetwo turn from that large, titular sign on the door, a double-page spreadâ€”a Photoshop-augmentedlinoleum block printâ€”depicts a dark teal cityscape slashed with raindrops and bobbing with blackumbrellas. The Caucasian boy, his pet (in matching red scarves), and a little African-American girlin cornrows and a red-and-orange striped dress are the bright spots in this poignant tableau. Turnsout that this girlâ€”a pet skunk curled on her lapâ€”has been turned away too. â€œHe doesnâ€tstink,â€• she says. â€œNo, he doesnâ€t,â€• concurs the boy and then suggests, â€œWhat if westart our own club?â€• Observant children will spot a porcupine, penguin, and giraffe peering frombrownstone windows along the way; they and their children join others with equally exotic pets.Yooâ€s concluding scenes depict a treehouse occupation (its restrictive message changed toâ€œALL ARE WELCOMEâ€•) and multiethnic, multispecies harmony. Sweet and affirming. --Kirkus, August 15, 2015Having a tiny elephant for a pet sounds idyllic, but a boy discovers that thelocal Pet Club doesnâ€t allow them; a stern girl points at a â€œStrictly No Elephantsâ€• sign.Heading home in the rain, the boy and his elephant spot a girl with her skunk. â€œThey donâ€twant us to play with them either,â€• she says. Joined by other owners of unexpectedpetsâ€”giraffes, armadillos, even a small narwhal in a bowlâ€”they make their own club with its
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