An edition of The Magician's Elephant (2001)

The magician's elephant

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An edition of The Magician's Elephant (2001)

The magician's elephant

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  • ★★★★ ★ 4.8 (4 ratings) ·
  • 40 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne 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.

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Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Elephants, Missing children, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Missing persons, New York Times bestseller, nyt:paperback_books=2011-11-19, Adventure stories, Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction, Elephants, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Missing persons, fiction, Adventure fiction, Siblings, Large type books, Siblings, fiction, Aventures, Romans, Magie, Enfants disparus, Frères et soeurs, Orphelins, Éléphants, Mensonge, Frères et sœurs, Espérance, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Merveilleux, Enfants absents, nyt:paperback-books=2011-04-10, Ficción juvenil, Fantasía, Elefantes, Niños desaparecidos, Aventura y aventureros, Hermanos y hermanas, Huérfanos, Spanish language materials

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Cover of: The magician's elephant
The magician's elephant
2010, Walker
in English
Cover of: L'éléphant du magicien
L'éléphant du magicien
2010, Éditions Scholastic
in French
Cover of: Mo shu shi de xiao xiang
Mo shu shi de xiao xiang
2010, Xin lei chu ban she
in Chinese
Cover of: La Elefanta Del Mago
La Elefanta Del Mago
2010, Noguer
Cover of: The magician's elephant
The magician's elephant
2009, Candlewick Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The Magician's Elephant
The Magician's Elephant
2001, WALKER BOOKS
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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 it? 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. This title is written by Kate DiCamillo, beloved author and Newbery Medal winner. It is signed up as a major motion picture with Fox.

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Dewey Decimal Class
813.6

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Pagination
pages cm

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32380384M
Internet Archive
magicianselephan0000dica_b5z2
ISBN 10
1406322512
ISBN 13
9781406322514
OCLC/WorldCat
615882855
Wikidata
Q116225338

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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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