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The Child's Elephant
Rachel Campbell-Johnston
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Description for The Child's Elephant
Paperback. 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. And there are frightening rumours on the wind, of kidnapping and suffering and war. Num Pages: 400 pages, Black & white section & chapter head illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFP. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
'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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi Childrens
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552571142
SKU
V9780552571142
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-61
About Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Rachel Campbell-Johnston is the chief art critic and poetry critic for The Times. She studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh and has a PhD in modern and contemporary British poetry. Her first book, Mysterious Wisdom: The Life and Work of Samuel Palmer, was published to great acclaim in 2011. Rachel lives in the country with her family and ... Read more
Reviews for The Child's Elephant
I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more