{"product_id":"elephant-in-the-garden-inspired-by-a-true-story","title":"Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eElephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Morpurgo\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250034144\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSquare Fish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e224\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLizzie and Karl's mother is a zoo keeper; the family has become attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who will be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the other animals don't run wild should the zoo be hit by bombs. The family persuades the zoo director to let Marlene stay in their garden instead. When the city is bombed, the family flees with thousands of others, but how can they walk the same route when they have an elephant in tow, and keep themselves safe? Along the way, they meet Peter, a Canadian navigator who risks his own capture to save the family. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Michael Morpurgo writes in an author's note, \u003ci\u003e An Elephant in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by historical truths, and by his admiration for elephants, \"the noblest and wisest and most sensitive of all creatures.\" Here is a story that brings together an unlikely group of survivors whose faith in kindness and love proves the best weapon of all.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story | Michael Morpurgo | Paperback | 9781250034144 | Used: Very Good | Children's Books 1734818","offer_id":48168162984088,"sku":"1734818","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71RR-TIkbrL.jpg?v=1771964405","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/elephant-in-the-garden-inspired-by-a-true-story","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}