A giant Indian elephant. A wild journey across America. An enemy who will never stop., Tad and Cissie are on the run with Khush the elephant. Clammy-fingered, steely-eyed Hannibal Jackson will do anything to capture the animal. Maybe even kill ...Staying ahead means being faster and smarter - but how do you hide an elephant? Especially one with a mind of its own...
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'An undoubted classic' (The Sunday Times)
'A beautifully paced story . . . an exciting, genuinely rewarding adventure' (Guardian)
'A rollicking adventure of a book, taking you on a twisting journey across the USA that will leave you breathless' (Daily Telegraph)
'A wonderful book . . . the writing is so good that you don't even notice it.' (Sunday Telegraph)
'damn good storytelling' (Bookseller)
'Not only is the book nail-bitingly exciting, it's also concerned with the big questions in life: right behaviour and the ability to endure in the face of greed, cruelty and exploitation.' (Elizabeth Hawksley, Historical Novel Society)
Gillian Cross has been writing children's books for over thirty years. Before that, she took English degrees at Oxford and Sussex Universities, and she has had various jobs including working in a village bakery and being an assistant to a Member of Parliament. She is married with four children and lives in Dorset. Her hobbies include orienteering and playing the piano. She won the Carnegie Medal for Wolf and the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children's Novel Award for The Great Elephant Chase.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A giant Indian elephant. A wild journey across America. An enemy who will never stop. Tad and Cissie are on the run with Khush the elephant. Clammy-fingered, steely-eyed Hannibal Jackson will do anything to capture the animal. Maybe even kill . . . Staying ahead means being faster and smarter - but how do you hide an elephant? Especially one with a mind of its own. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR007087789
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