The elephant from Baghdad
By: by Mary Tavener Holmes and John C. Harris ; illustrated by Jon Cannell
Contributors: Harris, John, 1950 July 7-; Cannell, Jon, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children; Two Lions
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761461111; 9780761461128
Subjects: Fiction; Juvenile fiction; History; Elephants
Description: Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.