by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007339587
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«An Elephant in the Garden» is the children's and young adult historical fiction novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks in hardcover (240 pages, in English).
In 1944, Elizabeth lives in Dresden with her family and her mother works at the zoo, where her favorite animal is the elephant Marlene. When the director orders the dangerous animals to be put down before the bombings, the mother hides Marlene in the garden at home. As the bombs fall, the family must flee through a snowy landscape protecting the elephant and dodging the approaching troops. A story of courage and friendship in wartime.
Novel by Michael Morpurgo, author of «War Horse», with illustrations by Michael Foreman, as stated on the cover. It is aimed at readers from approximately 7 years old, according to the publisher's records.
Suitable for young readers and for those who enjoy stories about animals and adventures set during the Second World War.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
