Lizzie 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.
As Michael Morpurgo writes in an author's note, " An Elephant in
the Garden" 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.
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