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The Magician´s Elephant
Kate Dicamillo
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Description for The Magician´s Elephant
Paperback. "Magic is always impossible," said the magician. "It begins with the impossible and ends with the impossible and is impossible in between. That is why it is magic." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
In this timeless fable, New York Times bestselling author, twice winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal and US National Ambassador for Children's Literature Kate DiCamillo evokes the largest of themes - hope and belonging, desire and compassion - with the lightness of a magician's touch. Another classic in the making by Kate DiCamillo, New York Times bestselling author and twice winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortune-teller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he must ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortune-teller's mysterious answer (An elephant! An elephant will lead you there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it is true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be told by Kate DiCamillo.
Product Details
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781406360653
SKU
V9781406360653
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-29
About Kate Dicamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the author of many beloved books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux and Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, both of which received a Newbery Medal, the latter also being shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the bestselling Mercy Watson series. Kate DiCamillo lives in Minneapolis, USA. For more information about Kate and her books, check out www.katedicamillo.com and www.themagicianselephant.com Yoko Tanaka is a graduate of the Art Center College in Pasadena, California. She is the illustrator of Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers, and Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker. Yoko Tanaka lives in Los Angeles and Bangkok.
Reviews for The Magician´s Elephant
Elegant, timeless and utterly heartbreaking.
The Independent on Sunday
Full of charm this is also a heroic story of how goodness and courage can outsmart dark forces
The Guardian
Beautiful...stunningly illustrated
The Irish Times
Beautiful illustrations.
12-year-old Gracie
Anorak
The Magician's Elephant is a timeless fable evoking the largest of themes - hope and belonging, desire and compassion.
The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide
The Independent on Sunday
Full of charm this is also a heroic story of how goodness and courage can outsmart dark forces
The Guardian
Beautiful...stunningly illustrated
The Irish Times
Beautiful illustrations.
12-year-old Gracie
Anorak
The Magician's Elephant is a timeless fable evoking the largest of themes - hope and belonging, desire and compassion.
The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide