The Magician's Elephant
Thorndike Literacy Bridge Young Adult
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9No. of pages 224
Published: 2015
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Thorndike Literacy Bridge Young Adult .
This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Walker Books Ltd .
Yoko Tanaka is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has illustrated Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker and The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. She lives in Los Angeles and Bangkok. You can visit her at yokotanaka. com. Kate DiCamillo is the author of Because of Winn-Dixie (Newbery Honor), Tiger Rising (National Book Award Finalist), The Tale of Despereaux (Newbery Medal), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award), the Mercy Watson series (Theodore Geisel Honor) and Great Joy (New York Times Bestseller).
Elephants
Animals in literature
Elephants in literature
Siblings in literature
Orphans And Foster Homes in literature
Nature in literature
Homelessness And Poverty in literature
Adventures in literature
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Delaware Diamonds Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award.
Minnesota Book Award
This book was recognised by the Minnesota Book Award.
Massachusetts Book Award
This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.
Minnesota Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Minnesota Book Award.
Colorado Book Award - Junior Novel
This book was recognised in the Junior Novel category by the Colorado Book Award.
ABA Indies Choice Book Award
This book was recognised by the Aba Indies Choice Book Award.
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Flicker Tale Children's Book Award.
Kentucky Blue Grass Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award.
Parents' Choice Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Parents' Choice Award.
Elegant, timeless and utterly heartbreaking. * The Independent on Sunday *
Full of charm this is also a heroic story of how goodness and courage can outsmart dark forces * The Guardian *
Beautiful...stunningly illustrated * The Irish Times *
Beautiful illustrations. -- 12-year-old Gracie * Anorak *
The Magician's Elephant is a timeless fable evoking the largest of themes - hope and belonging, desire and compassion. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide *
