Lizzie’s somewhat stilted voice as she recollects the events from. Together, they flee toward American lines. Their home destroyed, the whole family must flee the bombed-out city and through the perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. A large-scale project commissioned by Devon Arts in Schools Initiative (DAISI) in collaboration with the Northcott Theatre. AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDEN by Michael Morpurgo RELEASE DATE: Oct. Sixteen-year-old Lizzie, her younger brother Karli, her mother and the elephant begin, on foot, a mid-winter journey toward the safety of a relative’s rural home, where they encounter Peter, a Canadian flyer downed in the bombing. Unable to give Marlene up, their mother moves her into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall. Then the zoo director tells her that the dangerous animals – including the elephants – must be shot before the town is bombed. Elizabeth and Karli's mother works at the zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. A thrilling and moving novel about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war, for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion…īy the award-winning former Children’s Laureate and author of War Horse.ĭresden, 1945. An Elephant in the Garden Michael Morpurgo (Author), Simon Reade (Adaptor) Share An Elephant in the Garden Michael Morpurgo (Author), Simon Reade (Adaptor) Paperback16.9515.25Ebook (Epub & Mobi)15.2512.
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