Summary: Lizzie and Karl's mother, Mutti, working at a local zoo in
Dresden, Germany, during World War II while their father is away fighting in
France, brings home Marlene, a baby elephant that is slated to be destroyed as
the Allied bombing grows closer, and when they are forced to flee, Mutti feels
they must take Marlene with them, adding even more danger to their
journey.
The author of An Elephant in the Garden is Michael Morpurgo.
Learn more about this author by visiting his website. Read more about the book and listen to an excerpt here. Photo from Michael Morpurgo's website.
Dresden, Germany, during World War II while their father is away fighting in
France, brings home Marlene, a baby elephant that is slated to be destroyed as
the Allied bombing grows closer, and when they are forced to flee, Mutti feels
they must take Marlene with them, adding even more danger to their
journey.
The author of An Elephant in the Garden is Michael Morpurgo.
Learn more about this author by visiting his website. Read more about the book and listen to an excerpt here. Photo from Michael Morpurgo's website.
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