An Elephant in the Garden cover

An Elephant in the Garden

Author: Morpurgo, Michael

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.2
Points 5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 36073
Points per Word 0.000139
Page Count 199
Points per Page 0.025126

Description

In 1944, Elizabeth's mother works at Dresden Zoo, where her favorite animal is the elephant, Marlene. When the animals must be killed to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden.