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Lizzie and Karl's mother is a zoo keeper; the family has become attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who will be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the other animals don't run wild should the zoo be hit by bombs.
Oct 8, 2013
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Lizzie describes her life as a child in WWII Dresden with her mother, Mutti (a variation of mutter, the German word for mother) and her younger brother; her father, Papi, is away serving in the German army. Mutti works at the zoo taking care of Marlene, a young, grieving orphaned elephant whom Mutti loves.
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Is an elephant in the garden a true story?
As Michael Morpurgo writes in an author's note, An Elephant in the Garden is inspired by historical truths, and by his admiration for elephants, "the noblest and wisest and most sensitive of all creatures." Here is a story that brings together an unlikely group of survivors whose faith in kindness and love proves the ...
How old is Elizabeth in An Elephant in the Garden?
Elizabeth, the 16-year-old girl falls in love with the Canadian. Then Marlene the elephant, runs off leaving the others behind. The book consumed me the whole way and I almost felt that I was there. It was also interesting to read about world war two from a German perspective.
Mutti works at the zoo taking care of Marlene, a young, grieving orphaned elephant whom Mutti loves. If the city is bombed, the zoo will shoot its animals to ...
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Lizzie, her mother, and her eight-year-old brother Karli have become especially attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene. The bombing of Dresden is ...
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Nov 14, 2011 · In 1945 Dresden, 16-year-old Lizzie's father is serving in the war, and her zookeeper mother decides to save an elephant named Marlene from the ...
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Elizabeth and Karli's mother works at the zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene.
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During the war, Mutti began working at a zoo and caring for the elephants. She named one of the newborn elephants Marlene and became very close with her. When ...
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Jan 21, 2019 · This was a pretty cool book, and fortunately, the human author made Marlene, the elephant, the star of the story–as well he should. Because ...
Summary: 1944. Elizabeth's mother works at Dresden Zoo, where her favorite animal is an elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the ...
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