The Magician's Elephant
(a Tale of Orphans, Fortune Tellers, Magic, and Mystery - an Illustrated Middle-grade Fiction Novel for Kids Ages 8-13 in Grades 3-7)
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · December 8, 2015
Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true.
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- Who it’s for
- A quiet pull toward hope and belonging meets the lovely strangeness of the impossible.
- Themes
- Hope and belonging, Desire and compassion, Trusting the unexpected
- Genres
- Magic & Fantasy, Elephant Stories, Myths & Fables
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Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true. 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!)
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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.
A Dreamlike Fable
A quiet pull toward hope and belonging meets the lovely strangeness of the impossible.
Come here for
- A warm, atmospheric tale threaded with magic and mystery
- A search for family that turns on an unexpected answer
Expect
- A fable with large themes and a light touch
- Dreamlike illustrations by Yoko Tanaka
Where it sits
| Elephant Stories | 62% |
|---|---|
| Magic & Fantasy | 50% |
| Myths & Fables | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Elephant Stories
- Orphans & Foster Kids
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Authors
- Kate DiCamillo
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- December 8, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Hope and belonging · Desire and compassion · Trusting the unexpected
- Reading lane
- Elephant Stories