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01978aam a2200337 i 4500 001 44CDB97227B811EF9FBFAF4235ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240611010142 008 230604s2015 xx ||||j |||| ||eng d 020 $a 9780606378918 020 $a 060637891X 040 $a TLC $c TLC $d TLC $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a DiCamillo, Kate $0 (DLC)n 99039887 245 14 $a The Magician's Elephant $c Author DiCamillo, Kate; Illustrator Tanaka, Yoko 250 $a Bound for Schoo Edition 264 1 $a Somerville, Massachusetts : $b Turtleback Books, $c 2015. 300 $a 224 pages ; $b illustrations $c 19 cm 500 $a Prebound 500 $a Cloth or Hardcover 500 $a Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction 500 $a Family - Siblings 500 $a Fantasy & Magic 500 $a Animals - Elephants 520 $a 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 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 its 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 magicians touch. 521 1 $a Ages 08-12 521 2 $a 3rd Grade-7th Grade 650 0 $a Siblings. $0 (DLC)sh 85017225 650 0 $a Adventure and adventurers. $0 (DLC)sh 85001066 941 $a 1 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611013732.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=44CDB97227B811EF9FBFAF4235ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search