Scholastic 2 Book Set An Elephant in the Garden & My Side of the Mountain EUC

An Elephant in the Garden  Michael Morpurgo  With Lizzie’s father fighting in World War II, her mother takes on the job of a zoo keeper to provide for her family. Lizzie, her mother & her eight-year-old brother Karli have become especially attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene. The bombing of Dresden is imminent & soon, so the zoo director explains that as a precautionary measure all the animals must be destroyed so that they’re not running wild through the city. Lizzie’s mother persuades the director to allow Marlene, to come stay in the family’s garden.  This unlikely grouping of family, elephant, &enemy turned ally come together beautifully to illustrate the importance of love, resolve, & hope.   My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics) Paperback   NEWBERY HONOR BOOK . The defining childhood classic about a boy finding his own way in the wilderness—a nostalgic book for readers young & old  Twelve-year-old Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in his family’s crowded New York City apartment. One day—armed w just a penknife, a ball of red cord, forty dollars, some flint & steel, and the clothes on his back—he decides to run away to his grandfather’s abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains, to live in the woods all by himself. There, Sam must rely on his own ingenuity.  Excellent pre-owned condition, might mistake for new. Look at pics for full description.  Smoke Free Home  New to Poshmark? Sign up with code REGGIE88188 and get $10 off your first purchase.