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An elephant in the garden
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- Book Synopsis
- A thrilling and moving novel about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war, for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion…By the award-winning former Children's Laureate and author of War Horse.Dresden, 1945. Elizabeth and Karli's mother works at the zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. Then the zoo director tells her that the dangerous animals - including the elephants - must be shot before the town is bombed. Unable to give Marlene up, their mother moves her into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall.Their home destroyed, the whole family must flee the bombed-out city and through the perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough to do, without an elephant in tow…
- About The Author
- Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children's Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780007339587
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Children's Books, (09 June 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 232
- Weight
- 230 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 18 mm
- Categories:
- Children's Fiction Children and Teenage: Adventure Fiction Children and Teenage: Historical Fiction General Interests and Hobbies Children and Teenage: History and the past Children and Teenage: Warfare, battles, armed forces Children and Teenage: Nature, animals, the natural world Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours