Author: Carmeela and Steven D'Amico
Illustrator: same
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: realistic fiction
Theme: Being a helper
Primary and secondary characters: Ella
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Publication Date: 2005
Publishing Company: Arthur A. Levine Books
Little Ella is a kid elephant who only wants to help out in more ways than just sweeping her mom's bakery. One day her mother finally gives her the important job of delivering a cake to Captain Kernel's lighthouse. Ella was supposed to hurry in order to get there on time but she runs into a few sticky situations on her way to the lighthouse. Because Ella is so helpful she cannot get out of any of the situations without at least helping a little bit. Will Ella make it on time and show that she is helpful?
I could see this book being used when the teacher is disusing helping and being a good, productive student at the beginning of the school year. The students could possibly write a journal entry on how they help out and how they can help out in the future. Younger students could draw pictures of themselves helping like they were Ella.
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