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The Magician's Elephant Hardcover - 2009
by Kate DiCamillo; Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)
In her newest novel, Newbery Medalist DiCamillo ("The Tale of Despereaux") conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the impossible come true. When orphan Peter Augustus Duchene asks a fortuneteller about his sister, the fortuneteller's mysterious answer sets off a chain of remarkable events.
Summary
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 needs to 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’s 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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- Title The Magician's Elephant
- Author Kate DiCamillo; Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Somerville, MA
- Date 2009-09-08
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780763644109 / 0763644102
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.58 x 0.76 in (19.71 x 14.17 x 1.93 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 730
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Brothers and sisters
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009007359
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Media reviews
Citations
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/01/2010, Page 26
- Booklist, 07/01/2009, Page 63
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2010, Page 13
- BookPage, 09/01/2009, Page 0
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2009, Page 0
- Foreword, 08/17/2009, Page 0
- Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2009, Page 557
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2010, Page 0
- Kirkus Review - Children, 08/01/2009, Page 0
- New York Times Book Review, 12/13/2009, Page 26
- Publishers Weekly, 08/17/2009, Page 63
- School Library Journal, 08/01/2009, Page 102
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2009, Page 0
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