No. of pages 256
Published: 2000
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There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Jane Nissen Books .
Penelope Lively was born in Cairo Egypt. She came to England when she was 12 years old. She went to school in Sussex and studied at Oxford. She has written many award winning adult and children's books and now lives in London. She has four grandchildren.
This book contains the following story:
The Elephant War
This story is set in Oxford in the early 19th century. The main protagonist - preteen Harriet Jessop - watches on her strong-minded Aunt Louisa starts campaigning for the British government to block the sale of Jumbo the elephant to Barnum's circus. Her aunt's actions start an inconvenient feud, and Harriet is left to resolve the situation.