Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Review: CHILDREN'S FICTION: Annabel Pitcher on an African epic that rewards the patient reader: The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston 390pp, David Fickling, pounds 9.99
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Review: CHILDREN'S FICTION: Annabel Pitcher on an African epic that rewards the patient reader: The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston 390pp, David Fickling, pounds 9.99
Do you wish to request the book?
Review: CHILDREN'S FICTION: Annabel Pitcher on an African epic that rewards the patient reader: The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston 390pp, David Fickling, pounds 9.99
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Newspaper Article
Review: CHILDREN'S FICTION: Annabel Pitcher on an African epic that rewards the patient reader: The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston 390pp, David Fickling, pounds 9.99
2013
Overview
We start with a bang - quite literally. A gunshot is fired and Bat, a young herdsboy, stumbles upon some poachers who have killed an elephant for its tusks. Horrified by the sight of the dead animal rising \"like a mountain from a lake of purplish blood\", Bat vows to look after the elephant's orphan, a pitiful creature flailing about in the bushes. With the help of his feisty friend, Muka, Bat half-walks, half-drags the young elephant back to his village of Jambula, where it takes up residence in his grandmother's hut. Christened Meya by the village's toothless chief because \"it is the name that we give to those we most love\", the elephant becomes a village favourite.
Publisher
Guardian News & Media Limited
We currently cannot retrieve any items related to this title. Kindly check back at a later time.