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Elephant in the Dark

retold by Mina Javaherbin

Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin

Ages: 6+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Scholastic Press

ISBN: 978-0-545-63670-4

Keywords: Folktales, Persia, Elephants

It's a snake. It's a tree. It's a fan. A reminder to look at the whole picture. Brilliantly colored illustrations evoking Persian miniatures.