Hi this Is Lillie,After my Older sister recommended it to me I read,
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
The Back of the book reads,
The bombing of Dresden looms ahead and Lizzie's mother, a zookeeper, persuades the zoo director to allow Marlene, a young elephant that has bonded with Lizzie and her younger brother,Karl, to be kept safe in their garden.
Their home is destroyed when bombs are dropped, so the family and Marlene have no choice but to flee with thousands of others in the dead of winter. though how can they walk the same route and keep themselves safe from the approaching Russian soldiers ... with an elephant in tow?
An elephant in the garden, is a great book! I could hardly put it down. It takes place during World War Two (My favorite time period to study) in Germany. To say the least as their family and Marlene cross Germany they encounter many fun people and many danger as well.
Here is what Id rate it:
Age: 10 and up.
Good Or Bad? Good, the book was interesting and exciting. Also I liked that it was the main character telling the story to a little boy with the same name as her brother. Altogether it was a good book.
Scary: 4,again. There is bombing and it is during war time. They have a few intense moments like During the bombing is intense, and someone falls through the ice at one point.
Hard parts to look out for: There is one bad word but it is only said once. It is a bit of a love story not that that's bad but i just wanted to let you know.
Its a good book, and i would suggest it.
I hope you enjoy!
Lillie
