description: When the elephant came to town, Tad and Cissie went to the show like everyone else. Little did they know it would change their lives for ever. Because of the elephant, Tad and Cissie get involved in a chase across America, by train, by flatboat, and steam boat. Close behind is Hannibal Jackson, who is determined to have the elephant for himself. And how do you hide a large Indian elephant? BLThis book was the winner of the Whitbread Children's Novel Award and the Smarties Prize. Gillian Cross has also won the Carnegie Medal and is a highly-acclaimed author.
language: English
title: The Great Elephant Chase
titlecomplete: The Great Elephant Chase
genres: Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 281
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Children's Novel, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9 – 11 Years
publisher: Oxford Univ Pr