The Boy and the Elephant

by BLACKWOOD, Freya

ISBN: 9781460759998
Australian: Yes
Published: 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers
Level: Early Years (R-2)

Animals , Picture book

2022 CBCA Shortlist. Blackwood weaves the trees into shapes of animals that befriend the lonely boy, animals that comfort him in his solitary life. And readers will all breathe a sigh of relief: he is not alone. But another twist appears as the block of land is sold and each tree marked with a cross, ready to be cut down.

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