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Elephant run / Roland Smith.
Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
Record details
- ISBN: 1423104021 (reinforced)
- ISBN: 9781423104025 (reinforced)
- ISBN: 9781423104018 (Disney/Hyperion pbk.)
- Physical Description: 318 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First Disney/Hyperion paperback edition, June 2009 (Los Angeles : Disney/Hyperion ; 318 pages ; 20 cm.) |
| Target Audience Note: | 750 L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5 10 SD Quiz 117768 English fiction. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Burma > Juvenile fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Burma > Fiction. Prisoners of war > Fiction. Elephants > Fiction. Burma > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Children's stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| La Conner Regional Library | J FIC SMITH | 111435 | CHILDREN | Available | - |
Roland Smith is a former Zoo Curator and Research Biologist, and a New York Times bestselling author. He has published more than twenty novels for children and young adults, including Peak, Zachâs Lie, and Cryptid Hunters. He and his wife, Marie, who is also an author, live on a small farm near Portland, Oregon.
Roland Smith is the author of Zach's Lie, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers; Cryptid Hunters; Thunder Cave; Jaguar; The Last Lobo; and Sasquatch. He lives outside of Portland, Oregon, with his wife Marie, who also writes children's books.