An Elephant In The Garden
Author(s): Michael Morpurgo
An epic story of determination and love, about one family’s escape from the Allied bombing of Dresden in the Second World War. It’s 1945, and the bombing of Dresden is imminent. Before the bombs start to fall, Lizzie’s zookeeper mother brings home the one animal she can’t bear to lose: Marlene, the elephant. When Lizzie and her family join the thousands of other refugees fleeing the city, they end up with more than one unusual companion . . .
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Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : HarperCollins
- : 0.22
- : 01 April 2024
- : 2.2 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Michael Morpurgo
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 823.914
- : 240
- : YFB
