An Elephant In The Garden (PDF)

By: Michael Morpurgo

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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 Lionâe¦ By the award-winning former Childrenâe(tm)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 âe" including the elephants âe" must be shot before the town is bombed. Unable to give Marlene up, their mother moves her into the back garden to save herâe¦ 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 towâe¦

Book Quality:: Excellent
ISBN-13:: 9780007339587
Publisher:: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Date of Addition:: 08/31/16
Copyrighted By:: Michael Morpurgo
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Military, Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:: Anila Mistry
Proofread By:: N/A
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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