The magician's elephant
Record details
- ISBN: 0763652989 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780763652982 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780763644109
- ISBN: 9780763644109
- ISBN: 0763644102
- ISBN: 9780763652982
- ISBN: 0763652989
- ISBN: 9780763646349
- ISBN: 0763646342
- ISBN: 9780763680886
- ISBN: 0763680885
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Physical Description:
201 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | MSBA Nominee 2010-11. |
Summary, etc.: | When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her. |
Target Audience Note: | 5.5 Follett Library Resources. Ages 9-13. 730 Lexile. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 4.0 133242. |
Awards Note: | Minnesota Book Award, 2010. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Fantasy Brothers and sisters Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Elephants Juvenile fiction Missing children Juvenile fiction Orphans Juvenile fiction |
Available copies
- 77 of 86 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 86 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rockville Public Library | J DIC (Text) | 34035125433017 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
The Magician's Elephant
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Summary
The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo's New York Times best-selling fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true. Now a Netflix film When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it's true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes -- hope and belonging, desire and compassion -- with the lightness of a magician's touch. With dreamlike illustrations and a cover by Yoko Tanaka.