
The Child's Elephant
Rachel Campbell-Johnston
'I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heartwarming; an elephant book you won’t forget' - Michael Morpurgo
When a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah, a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her. But Bat's grandmother explains that Meya cannot stay with them for ever - the call of the wild will always be sounding in her soul.
Then frightening rumours arrive at the village; rumours of kidnapping, suffering and war. Bat and his friend Muka are snatched, and catapulted into a new life of unimaginable terror. Will the bond between Bat and Meya strong enough to save them?
A thrilling, heartbreaking and beautiful novel from an exciting new voice in children's books, Rachel Campbell-Johnston.
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Reviews for The Child's Elephant
Michael Morpurgo Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion
The Times
A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page
Annabel Pitcher
Guardian
Lyrical, compelling and totally convincing . . . a great new children’s classic
The Times, Saturday Review
A heart-wrenching and sometimes terrifying tale . . . Compulsive reading
Children's Books Ireland