An Elephant in the Garden
of Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
Description
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 LionâŠBy the award-winning former Childrenâs 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 â including the elephants â 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 towâŠ
Gender
Main Characters
Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 233 pages
- Publisher HarperCollinsChildrenâsBooks
- Publication Date June 9th 2011
- First Publication 2009
- Language English
- ISBN 9780007339587
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Dresden (Germany)']
Rate this work
đ Log in to evaluate this book.
Share your opinion with other readers. Your feedback is very important!
AI-Powered Recommendations
Based on your reading of "An Elephant in the Garden", our dual AI algorithms suggest these titles. ⥠FAISS Baseline đ§ PyTorch Enhanced
Top Picks For You
đŻ Smart Selection
The Maze Runner Series (The Maze Runner #1-4)
by James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
How do we choose these recommendations?
Similar Style Recommendations
Books with similar themes, authors, and writing styles to what you're reading now.
Smart AI Matches
Our advanced AI finds books you might love based on deeper patterns and reader preferences.
FAISS Baseline
Fast & Reliable
An Elephant Is On My House: And Other Poems
Othen Donald Dale Cummings (Goodreads Author)
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
