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An Elephant in the Garden
- Narrated by: Fiona Clarke
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Animals & Nature
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Summary
It’s 1944. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her….and then the bombs start to fall.
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- CMoon
- 25-12-12
Heartwarming
A beautiful book for young and old. A family saves an elephant and themselves during world war 2. A coming of age.
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- KM US
- 08-09-16
Brilliant!
Would you listen to An Elephant in the Garden again? Why?
I wouldn't listen to it again - but I think my children would. We listened to it on a long car journey & it was engaging & exciting.
What did you like best about this story?
Hearing about WW2 from the side of German civilians - prompted some interesting family discussions.
Have you listened to any of Fiona Clarke’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No I haven't heard anything else she's narrated.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The incredible story of an Elephant in war torn Germany!
Any additional comments?
A great story for children & adults!
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- Rosalind Whitelegg
- 18-03-16
Amazing! Excellent!
We have listened to it many times it's just as good as the first time we heard it!
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- Mrs
- 05-07-15
The Elephant in the garden
It is a really good book and is a very moving story. It gives us a taste of what it was like for German people as we know lots about what it was like for English people. It is a fabulous story.
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- Robert DJ
- 04-01-20
Great but sad
I loved it and it was every easy to understand. The German voice was very good too.
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- HMARobertson
- 29-07-19
Engaging and emotional. An excellent story.
Loved it. Listened constantly for the whole story. Told had the whole family hooked. Fab.
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- Ronda
- 26-02-19
Heartwarming story and characters.
Not the usual WWII story. If you loved The Book Thief, you will love this one also.
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- MPofahl
- 26-03-19
Amazing story!!
Absolutely loved the narration! I couldn’t stop listening. This beautiful story will stay with me for a long time!
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- catherine
- 30-07-18
This is a beautiful, kind and loving book.
This book shows mankind at their best and worst with no in between. I read this book with my 5th grade twins for their class was reading about the Holocaust. This is told from a German teenage girl's viewpoint. They are not Jewish, they do not like Hitler but they use to be proud of their country. The book poetically tells an almost unbelievable story with the 2 main themes are love and hope.
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- Azim
- 01-02-22
Sad and Heartwarming
I am so glad we listened to the audio. The performance was done very well.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-21
exceptional story
very good story about one family's travels from the bombing of their beloved city in Germany
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- Lois
- 05-04-21
Uplifting story
I really enjoyed this book. A short read and very enjoyable. I highly recommend it.
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- C. Daniel
- 07-11-20
A delightful story in the midst of the pain of WWI
A family ini the midst of WWII finds itself caring for a baby elephant when the zoo animals are shot to avoid the alternative - being bombed. The characters are excellent and the narration is very good.
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- A. Zitelli
- 10-01-20
Wonderful story I will not forget!
I surprisingly came across this looking for another true story about an elephant named Modock by Ralph Helfer. This is a delightful, sweet story about war but mostly the love of a family and decency they showed to someone who was the enemy. Everyone’s life became better as they traveled with this elephant. Glad I listened to this!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-19
great book
loved it I recommend it to most people and read it all the way through
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- A. Aubert
- 28-06-18
Great story,, well performed.
Our grandkids loved it, as did we. Great for passing the time on a long car trip.