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The magician's elephant

DiCamillo, KateTanaka, Yoko(Illustrated by)
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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. 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 Duchenne 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 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.

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Product Details
Walker Books Ltd
1406322512 / 9781406322514
Paperback / softback
813.6
01/11/2010
United Kingdom
English
206 p. : ill.
20 cm
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 215807, Points 4.00, Book Level 5.00,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: 2009.