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An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story
by Michael Morpurgo
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It is 1945 and bombs are about to fall on Dresden. Lizzie's mother is a zookeeper, and she brings home the one animal she can't bear to leave behind, Marlene the elephant. The family has to flee the city with an elephant in tow. This is a moving wartime story about family, courage and love, and it was inspired by real events.
- Age
- 8–15
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Reading level
- Easy
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