num_pages: 201
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Magician's Elephant
publisher: Candlewick Press