About the Author:

Xiao Mao has written many children'sstories and won numerous awards, including the Chinese Publication GovernmentAward, the National Excellent Children's Literature Award, etc.

About the Illustrator:

Prominent artist Yusof Gajah from Malaysiahas written and illustrated a number of books for children and has won theNational Book Council Award for best picture books in Malaysia and the NomaConcours (ACCU) Award for best illustrations.

Introduction:

Mr. Elephant has an incredible array oftalents. He can fell a tree and put on a balancing act, and his trunk can be anearwax picker or even a teapot! But when monkey points out one thing he justcan't do-jump-all his animal friends come out to try to teach him. Will he doit? How to Teach an Elephant to Jump is a witty tale that will appeal toreaders to reinforce the great value of their own talents.