A thrilling and moving tale about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. Perfect for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion…
It’s 1945. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall.
Their home destroyed, Elizabeth and her family must flee the bombed-out city and through the wintery landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough, without an elephant in tow…
© 2010 HarperCollins (Ljudbok): 9780007360123
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 maj 2010
A thrilling and moving tale about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. Perfect for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion…
It’s 1945. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall.
Their home destroyed, Elizabeth and her family must flee the bombed-out city and through the wintery landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough, without an elephant in tow…
© 2010 HarperCollins (Ljudbok): 9780007360123
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 maj 2010
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Eva
31 maj 2023
Mycket bra bok om mänskliga och elefant öden
Sara
21 maj 2021
Fin och välskriven historia som alla Morpurgos böcker. Fast det blir lite mycket med både bombningarna av Dresden, flykt och umbäranden, och... en elefant!? Men det tar udden av allt det sorgliga lite antar jag, så inte de unga läsarna börjar gråta, eller tröttnar. Men en inläsare som läser nästan hela boken som en äldre dam med mycket stark tysk brytning... Det blir rätt jobbigt att lyssna på. Även om det säkert ska verka mer autentiskt.
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