The Magician's Elephant

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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.

Description

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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Other Editions

• The Magician's Elephant, Paperback - 2001 - WALKER BOOKS
• Magician's Elephant - 2009 - Candlewick Press
• The magician's elephant - 2010 - Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me, Maine
• Mo shu shi de xiao xiang - 2010 - Xin lei chu ban she, Tianjin, China
• L'éléphant du magicien - 2010 - Éditions Scholastic, Toronto, Ontario
• The magician's elephant - 2010 - Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me, Maine
• The magician's elephant - 2010 - Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me, Maine
• The Magician's Elephant, Hardcover - 2010-06-01 - Iwanami Shoten/Tsai Fong Books
• The Magician's Elephant, Audio CD - 2010-10-08 - Candlewick on Brilliance Audio
• Con voi của nhà ảo thuật - 2011 - NXB Văn hóa TP. Hồ Chí Minh, TP. Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
• The Magician's Elephant, Paperback - 2011-03-08 - Candlewick
• The Magician's Elephant, Paperback - 2015-12-08 - Candlewick
• Elefanta Del Mago - 2022 - Lectorum Publications, Incorporated
• Magicians Elephant - 2023 - Walker Books, Limited
• La elefanta del mago, Hardcover - 2023-03-15 - Destino Infantil & Juvenil
• 16 other editions not shown