An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story

Lizzie and Karl’s mom is a zoo keeper; the household has turn out to be connected to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who shall be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the opposite animals do not run wild ought to the zoo be hit by bombs. The household persuades the zoo director to let Marlene keep of their backyard as a substitute. When the town is bombed, the household flees with 1000’s of others, however how can they stroll the identical route once they have an elephant in tow, and preserve themselves protected? Alongside the best way, they meet Peter, a Canadian navigator who dangers his personal seize to save lots of the household.
As Michael Morpurgo writes in an writer’s be aware, An Elephant within the Backyard is impressed by historic truths, and by his admiration for elephants, “the noblest and wisest and most delicate of all creatures.” Here’s a story that brings collectively an unlikely group of survivors whose religion in kindness and love proves the most effective weapon of all.

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A Trace of Magic

Writer ‏ : ‎ Sq. Fish
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 8, 2013
Version ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250034140
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250034144
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 kilos
Studying age ‏ : ‎ 10+ years, from clients
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.16 x 0.53 x 7.72 inches
Grade stage ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 890L
Finest Sellers Rank: #2,853 in Books (See High 100 in Books) #1 in Youngsters’s Europe Books #6 in Youngsters’s Historic Fiction on Army & Wars #6 in Youngsters’s Elephant Books (Books)
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