An Elephant in the Garden
by Michael Morpurgo
1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother — and an elephant from the zoo,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2011
Word Count 36,073
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 148352
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945
- Dresden (Germany)--History--Bombardment, 1945--Fiction
- Bombardment, 1945
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
- World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
- Dresden (Germany)
- Elephants--Juvenile fiction
- Elephants
- Dresden (Germany)--History--Bombardment, 1945--Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Europe
- History
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Elephants--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- 7th Grade LDG
- Middle School Approved Novel List
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2021
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2012
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