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In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary 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. From the Hardcover edition.
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Het verhaal van de olifant en de goochelaar of hoe Peter zijn zusje terugvond, Kate DiCamillo
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- Released
- 2009
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- (Hardcover),
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- Very Good
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- €67.99
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- Title
- Het verhaal van de olifant en de goochelaar of hoe Peter zijn zusje terugvond
- Language
- Dutch
- Authors
- Kate DiCamillo
- Publisher
- Querido
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 131
- ISBN10
- 904511030X
- ISBN13
- 9789045110301
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Nature, Animals, Love, Children, Magic, Death, 19th century, Dreams, Search, Sisters, Prison, Truth, Elephants
- First published
- 2009
- Original title
- The Magician’s Elephant
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary 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. From the Hardcover edition.