One hot summer's day nine-year-old Sarah goes to the grocery store...and comes home with an elephant.

Sarah's new elephant is not without its challenges, he has trouble fitting through doorways, knocks over everything in sight, is allergic to the neighbor's cat and cowers at the sight of a mouse. But he also has a knack for arranging flowers and keeping Sarah company. And it's because of the elephant that Sarah meets her

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Introduces young children to the realities of natural disasters, terrorism and other forms of tragedy. Explains what tragedy is, the feelings it may create and how to manage those feelings. Emphasizes the good that can come out of tragedy, looking at how people help one another in caring, compassionate and heroic ways. "On the News gently introduces young children to the realities of natural disasters, terrorism and other forms of tragedy. In age-appropriate...