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Dindy and the Elephant

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dindy and the Elephant
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Elizabeth Laird
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 130
ISBN/Barcode 9781447272403
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Illustrations Peter Bailey

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publication Date 4 June 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Bored with her little brother Pog's childish games, Dindy decides that she's finally grown-up enough for a real adventure. While her mother is sleeping and the servants are busy, she takes Pog deep into the tea gardens, a place they are never supposed to go alone. Terrified by a wild animals and snubbed by the local children, Dindy starts to realize how little she really knows about India, even though it's the only place she's ever called home. But little does she know her life is about to be turned upside down when her mother is taken ill and her father tells her they are leaving India, for good. Dindy and the Elephant is a wonderful portrait of a young British child coming to terms with leaving her beloved childhood home, while at the same time realizing that many of the things she has been raised to believe are wrong.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal five times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.