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| Original Title: | Elephant Run |
| ISBN: | 1423104021 (ISBN13: 9781423104025) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2009), Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2011), Oregon Spirit Book Award for Young Adult (2007), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Nominee (2008), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2010) |
Roland Smith
Hardcover | Pages: 318 pages Rating: 4.09 | 6177 Users | 803 Reviews
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In 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of London, demolishing the apartment Nick Freestone lives in with his mother. Deciding the situation in England is too unstable, Nick's mother sends him to live with his father in Burma, hoping he will be safer living on the family's teak plantation. But as soon as Nick arrives, trouble erupts in this remote Burmese elephant village. Japanese soldiers invade, and Nick's father is taken prisoner. Nick is stranded on the plantation, forced to work as a servant to the new rulers. As life in the village grows more dangerous for Nick and his young friend, Mya, they plan their daring escape. Setting off on elephant back, they will risk their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese POW camp. In this thrilling journey through the jungles of Burma, Roland Smith explores the far-reaching effects of World War II, while introducing readers to the fascinating world of wild timber elephants and their mahouts.
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| Title | : | Elephant Run |
| Author | : | Roland Smith |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 318 pages |
| Published | : | September 25th 2007 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Adventure. War |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 6177 Users | 803 ReviewsDiscuss Based On Books Elephant Run
Elephant Run is one of the greatest non-fiction books I have ever read. Although I had some doubt in the beginning, the book really pulled through in the third or fourth chapter. Also I likes how the author really describes the characters. The book start off in London during World War 2 were a boy named Nick Freestone. Nick lives with his mom because of his parents divorce. After Nicks apartment was bombed, his mother didnt think that it was safe for him in London so she shipped him off to hisWWII and sent away from London to be safe from the Blitz and end up in the middle of the takeover of Burma by the Japanese.One young man must grow up and prove that he is his father's son, while a young burmanese girl, desires to prove that she is as good as her father is with the elephants.Thought of "Operation Dumbo Drop" and "Elephant in the Garden".
It's 1941 and World War II is literally at Nick's doorstep in London. In an effort to keep Nick safe, his mother sends him to live with his father on a teak plantation in Burma. Unfortunately, the Japanese army arrives just after Nick does, literally making him a prisoner in his own home. After ten brutal months, Nick decides it's time for an escape and to try to rescue his father, who is being held at a POW camp.This is such a different look at WWII. I am so used to just reading about the war
The Blitz is raging, and Nick's mother sends him away from the dangers of London to the relative safety of his father's plantation in the midst of the Burmese jungle. Nick loves the plantation and has greatly missed it, his father and the elephants in the years that he lived with his mother and step-father. But Nick's stay in Burma is anything but peaceful. The war has followed him to southeast Asia; the Japanese are taking over the continent, and many of the Burmese workers on the plantation
historical fictionroland smith9/141pg~315pg This story is about the brave british boy named Nick Freeston. During world war 2, Nick had left the England and moved to Burma because the Germany kept bombing his town. He learned about manhouts(elephant breeders) and made a friend named Mya. He also became friend with Hilltop, a mysterious monk who can speak with elephant and is Mya's great grandfather. His father owned the place called Hawk's Nest and Nick lives with him. Even though Nick got
This book is fantastic! Though it is historical fiction, the story on its own is so compelling you forget that you are learning about Asia during WWII and find yourself rooting for Nick and Maya. I have very little background knowledge about Burma and elephants, so, it took me a couple of chapters to get used to the vocabulary. However, the author does a great job of explaining things without offending his readers because you (the reader) are learning right along with Nick. I highly reccomend
This book is Elephant Run by Roland Smith. This book falls into the realistic fiction genre because there are events that have taken place before and events that can take place today. Which.Engages the reader more because they can connect to the events more. Nick is a 13 year old kid sent to live with his father in Burma because of bombers, and a dangerous living environment in London where he used to live with his mom. This is taking place in the 1940's period during World War 2. Nicks dad is a
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