The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

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In her eagerly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected -- and making the impossible come true."
""What if? Why not? Could it be?
"When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him 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 narrated 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.

The Magician's Elephant (Hardcover)

By Yoko Tanaka, Kate Dicamillo

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780763644109
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick, 9/2009

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