Ebook {Epub PDF} An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo

The setting is Dresden, Germany during WWII and is inspired by a true story about an elephant rescued from a Belfast Zoo to escape certain death as bombers narrowed in. The story begins with a sweet elderly woman named Lizzy telling, what many think are just made up tales, of an elephant in her garden/5(). As Michael Morpurgo writes in an author's note, An Elephant in the Garden is inspired by historical truths, and by his admiration for elephants, "the noblest and wisest and most sensitive of all creatures." Here is a story that brings together an unlikely group of survivors whose faith in /5(K). As Michael Morpurgo writes in an author's note, An Elephant in the Garden is inspired by historical truths, and by his admiration for elephants, "the noblest and wisest and most sensitive of all creatures." Here is a story that brings together an unlikely group of survivors whose faith in Cited by: 2.

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As Michael Morpurgo writes in an author's note, An Elephant in the Garden is inspired by historical truths, and by his admiration for elephants, "the noblest and wisest and most sensitive of all creatures." Here is a story that brings together an unlikely group of survivors whose faith in kindness and love proves the best weapon of all. An Elephant in the Garden. By Michael Morpurgo. Retailers. 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. By the award-winning former Children’s Laureate and author of War Horse. Dresden, An Elephant in the Garden - Michael Morpurgo - An Elephant in the Garden is Simon Reade’s new adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling children’s novel. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother – and an elephant from the zoo, flee the Allied fire-bombing in the end-game of the Second World War. Escaping the Allies.