The Magician's Elephant by Kate Dicamillo
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.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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781406360653 |
| ISBN 10 | 1406360651 |
| Title | The Magician's Elephant |
| Author | Kate Dicamillo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Winner of American Booksellers Association Indies Choice Book Awards 2010 (United States), Winner of BookBrowse Awards, Best Young Adult Book 2009 (United States), Winner of Minnesota Book Awards 2010 (United States), Short-listed for American Booksellers Association Indies Choice Book Awards (United States). |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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