The Magician's Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka
35 Total Resources 1 Awards 10 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2009
Word Count 23,335
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 133242, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Orphans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Brothers and sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Orphans
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Adventure stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Missing children--Fiction
- Missing children
- Fantasy
- Adventure and adventurers
- Elephants
- Elephants--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Kate DiCamillo
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate DiCamillo
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate DiCamillo
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Author Interviews 20
Meet-the-Author Movie with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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2016 Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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National Ambassador for Young People's Literature inauguration of Kate DiCamillo
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2014 National Book Festival speech by Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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2018 Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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On being an outsider with Kate DiCamillo
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On persistence with Kate DiCamillo
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On having a love-hate relationship with writing with Kate DiCamillo
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On reading aloud and modeling with Kate DiCamillo
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Advice on writing with Kate DiCamillo
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Interview with Kate DiCamillo
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Curriculum Unit from Charlotte Teachers Institute
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Teacher's Guide from Walker Books Ltd.
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Activity Kit from Walker Books Ltd.
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Juliet Stevenson
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Video Book Reading narrated by Kate DiCamillo
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Book Trailers 1
Movie Trailer from Netflix
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Awards & Distinctions 1
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2010
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