Contributions

  • Tanaka, Yoko, ill. - Contributor

Publication

2010 - Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me, Maine

Language

English

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Page Count

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Identifiers

  • ISBN-101410424936
  • ISBN-139781410424938
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009049998
  • Open LibraryOL24022833M

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.D5455 Mag 2010

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.

Description

When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene 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.

Subjects

Topics

MagieRomansFantasyFictionOrphansSiblingsMensonge

Genres

  • Fiction

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