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''I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heartwarming; an elephant book you won't forget'' - Michael Morpurgo

When a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah, a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her. But Bat''s grandmother explains that Meya cannot stay with them for ever - the call of the wild will always be sounding in her soul.

Then frightening rumours arrive at the village; rumours of kidnapping, suffering and war. Bat and his friend Muka are snatched, and catapulted into a new life of unimaginable terror. Will the bond between Bat and Meya strong enough to save them?

A thrilling, heartbreaking and beautiful novel from an exciting new voice in children''s books, Rachel Campbell-Johnston.



Trade Review
I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget -- Michael Morpurgo
Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion * The Times *
A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page -- Annabel Pitcher * Guardian *
Lyrical, compelling and totally convincing . . . a great new children’s classic * The Times, Saturday Review *
A heart-wrenching and sometimes terrifying tale . . . Compulsive reading * Children's Books Ireland *

The Childs Elephant

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      Publisher Corgi Childrens
      Published 3 April 2014
      ISBN-13 9780552571142
      978-0552571142
      ISBN-10 0552571148
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      Children & Teen Non-Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heartwarming; an elephant book you won't forget'' - Michael Morpurgo

      When a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah, a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her. But Bat''s grandmother explains that Meya cannot stay with them for ever - the call of the wild will always be sounding in her soul.

      Then frightening rumours arrive at the village; rumours of kidnapping, suffering and war. Bat and his friend Muka are snatched, and catapulted into a new life of unimaginable terror. Will the bond between Bat and Meya strong enough to save them?

      A thrilling, heartbreaking and beautiful novel from an exciting new voice in children''s books, Rachel Campbell-Johnston.



      Trade Review
      I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget -- Michael Morpurgo
      Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion * The Times *
      A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page -- Annabel Pitcher * Guardian *
      Lyrical, compelling and totally convincing . . . a great new children’s classic * The Times, Saturday Review *
      A heart-wrenching and sometimes terrifying tale . . . Compulsive reading * Children's Books Ireland *

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