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An Elephant in the Garden
by Michael Morpurgo
Ages: 9+
Published: 2011
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-312-59369-8
Keywords: Germany, Refugees, Zoos, World War II
With Russian and American armies closing in on Dresden toward the end of World War II, a German family struggles to survive and protect a young zoo elephant.