Small as an Elephant
May 13, 2012
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Abandoned by his mother in an Acadia National Park campground, Jack tries to make his way back to Boston before anyone figures out what is going on, with only a small toy elephant for company.
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I really enjoyed reading this book. I was able to imagine a lot of the places that Jack went.
this is a wonderful book and i really liked it
As small as an elephant is a very good book about an elephant who is abandoned by his mother. I would read this again. It was great.
Hmm. That’s interesting, Jayden, I don’t remember running into a mother elephant in this book. — Kate Davie
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Well, what do you think so far? — Kate Davie
Really Great book!I Love Elephants just like Jack!
This bok was truly one of my favorites. I love all the adventures and “leave you hanging” sections. I’ll be voting for it!
My thoughts on the DCF book Small As An Elephant
I think Small As An Elephant is a very good book about a boy who goes to Boston with his mother for a camping trip. The next morning the mother and all her belongings were gone.He has an amazing adventure trying to see an elephant. and when he finally gets there he finds [Spoiler info deleted.-- Kate Davie] so hes not by himself.
Why do you think the author put the elephant in this book? — Kate Davie
Small as an Elephant.
The reason I liked Small as an Elephant is because it was interesting. I think it was interesting because his mom just left him and he had to care for himself. I thought it was really cool how he snuck into stores to sleep. It caught me by surprise when his bike went missing with all of his stuff,the story really started to spice up when he was being chased by cops and was locked in with a girl. Although I didn’t really like the end how [Spoiler info deleted -- Kate Davie], i did like most of the book,i’ll give it an eight out of ten.
This book is awesome![Extra punctuation deleted. -- Kate Davie]
I like elephants
Well, I think we are mostly pro-pachyderm here at the DCF blog, but the question is, did you like the book, Small As An Elephant? — Kate Davie
almost finished I am excited to see how it turns out!
I LIKED THIS BOOK IT HAD LOTS OF DEATAILS
I am in the middle of this book and think it is excellent.what do you guys think about it?
Jack’s mother left him to fend for himself. That makes for alot of adventure. Jack waits for his mom to come back for a few days, but she never shows up. he has to find a solution to his problem. Can he do it?
This book was pretty good but sad. One thing I didn’t enjoy about the book was how it went on and on of the boy looking for his mom, and during that time, the event in the story weren’t very interesting to me. Overall I think it was a nice story.
I think that worrying about a boy that age traveling on his own kept my tension level high, so that kept me very interested. But I am probably a lot older than you, so I have a different point of view. — Kate Davie
Small as an Elephant is a very good story. It shows that be be brave and it just takes to a Journey through Maine and with the comfort with something so small but something so wonderful.
We liked this book but what kept us hooked on it was wanting to find out what happened to Jack’s mother who mysteriously disappears.
It was sad but i liked it.
poor pinky
I have learned that elephants are a lot like people! They help each other and they like to be with others. All Jack has is a plastic elephant to keep him company. I thought about Jack all day today at school and I felt sad.
I think it’s a sign of good writing when a book distracts you like that. Have you reached the end of the book yet? Maybe things will resolve for Jack in a way that will make you feel better. — Kate Davie
I think the writer had him hurt his pinky because he can still look for his mom and he won’t have to ask for help. I wish he would get help. I would ask for help with my pinky.
I feel bad that he stole something but I also feel good that he has company. He also helped the older lady and feels bad that he is stealing. I would want to ask for help.
he hert his pinka.
Why do you think the author had him hurt his pinky, instead of a bigger injury? — Kate Davie
I realy like this book because jack did thing I would not think about doing.
sad but realy good
this book has turned out really good so far and really sad
I did not like this book. I thought Jake did not handle it well at all. But it was well written.
It is a challenge to live with a parent who has mental illness, no matter how well intentioned and loving the parent might be. Jack is a courageous character.
I really liked this book because it was very exciting and I was always on my toes!
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