The Magician's Elephant (September 2009) by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Yoko Tanaka Massachusetts: Candelwick Press. 201 pages
ISBN 978-0-7636-4410-9
ISBN 978-0-7636-4410-9
Fiction
This story has the appeal of magical realism. The illustrations are intense and sophisticated with a mystical appearance.
This is a lovely story about connections between people and the belief in possibility through magic and dreams. It asks 'what if?'. Peter Augustus Duchene, an orphan boy who lives in Baltese, an imaginary town, wants to find his sister, although he is unsure if she is alive. The boy seeks the advice of a fortune teller who gives him an ominous message - that an elephant will take him to his sister. But, there are no elepahants in the town.
There are several people in the story, each with their own personal distress and longings, who display good character traits, such as compassion and kindness. These individuals are connected through events that eventually lead to Peter's discovery.
The concepts of hope and love resound in the story. The story and themes should appeal to tweens and young teens, ages 9 to 12.
This story has the appeal of magical realism. The illustrations are intense and sophisticated with a mystical appearance.
This is a lovely story about connections between people and the belief in possibility through magic and dreams. It asks 'what if?'. Peter Augustus Duchene, an orphan boy who lives in Baltese, an imaginary town, wants to find his sister, although he is unsure if she is alive. The boy seeks the advice of a fortune teller who gives him an ominous message - that an elephant will take him to his sister. But, there are no elepahants in the town.
There are several people in the story, each with their own personal distress and longings, who display good character traits, such as compassion and kindness. These individuals are connected through events that eventually lead to Peter's discovery.
The concepts of hope and love resound in the story. The story and themes should appeal to tweens and young teens, ages 9 to 12.
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