An Elephant in the Garden. Michael Morpurgo

图书标准信息

• 作者 Michael Morpurgo（迈克尔·莫波格） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2011-06
• ISBN 9780007339587
• 定价 81.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Athrillingandmovingnovelaboutanextraordinaryanimalcaughtupinaveryhumanwar,foranyonewholovedTheAmazingStoryofAdolphusTipsorTheButterflyLion…Bytheaward-winningformerChildren’sLaureateandauthorofWarHorse.Dresden,1945.ElizabethandKarli'smotherworksatthezoo,whereherfavouriteanimalisayoungelephantnamedMarlene.Thenthezoodirectortellsherthatthedangerousanimals–includingtheelephants–mustbeshotbeforethetownisbombed.UnabletogiveMarleneup,theirmothermovesherintothebackgardentosaveher…andthenthebombsstarttofall.Theirhomedestroyed,thewholefamilymustfleethebombed-outcityandthroughtheperilous,snow-coveredlandscape,allthewhileavoidingtheRussiantroopswhoaredrawingevercloser.Itwouldbehardenoughtodo,withoutanelephantintow…

【作者简介】

MichaelMorpurgoOBEisoneofBritain'sbestlovedwritersforchildren.Hehaswrittenover100booksandwonmanyprizes,includingtheSmartiesPrize,theWhitbreadAwardandtheBluePeterBookAward.