She Leads: The Elephant Matriarch

By June Smalls

Book Overview

She is the queen. The matriarch. She leads her daughters and their daughters.

Journey into the grasslands of Africa and follow an extraordinary elephant matriarch as she guides her family across the landscape, finding water, protecting her herd, and passing down knowledge from one generation to the next.

Through lyrical storytelling and beautiful illustrations, young readers discover the remarkable role female elephants play in leading and caring for their families. Blending an engaging narrative with fascinating facts about African elephants on every spread, She Leads introduces children to one of the animal kingdom's most powerful examples of leadership.

Readers will learn how elephant families work together, communicate, solve problems, and thrive under the guidance of an experienced matriarch. Warm illustrations by Yumi Shimokawara bring the elephants' world vividly to life, capturing moments of tenderness, play, courage, and determination. The result is an inspiring introduction to wildlife, animal behavior, and the importance of community and compassion.

Perfect for animal lovers, future conservationists, classrooms, and families, She Leads delivers an empowering message: true leadership is built on wisdom, strength, kindness, and care for others. Open your eyes, princess. One day you will lead.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164170232X
• ISBN13: 9781641702324
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Familius
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3