Follow the Elephant - Couverture souple

Young, Beryl

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1553800982 ISBN 13 : 9781553800989

Editeur : Ronsdale Press, 2010

Synopsis

Ages 10 years & over. What thirteen year old boy wants to travel on a hopeless quest to India with his grandmother? Not Ben Leeson, whose anger about his father's recent death has led him to escape into the isolated world of computer games. India is the last place Ben ever thought of visiting and his grand-mother is the last person he had ever dreamed of travelling with, but the ticket is already bought and Ben finds himself in India on a search for Gran's long lost pen pal, Shansi. In the midst of insufferable heat, strange food and the constant haggling of street beggars, Ben and Gran meet magicians and snake charmers and see bodies burning on funeral pyres. As they search for clues across the huge continent, Ben finds himself strangely compelled to follow the magnificent elephants and the elephant boy-god Ganesh. The challenges of the journey teach Ben that real life can be more exciting than any computer game and that by accepting the dark mysteries of India, he can come to terms with his father's death. This adventure quest for children ten and up takes its place among the many captivating adult books about India, and is an invaluable resource for school curriculum studies on world religions.

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À propos de l'auteur

Beryl Young is a member of the Federation of BC Writers, the Children's Writers and Illustrators of BC, the Writers' Union of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Authors, Illustrators and Performers. She has a passion for elephants and for India where she has travelled three times in an unsuccessful search for her real life pen pal. She has three children and four grandchildren and lives in Vancouver.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ronsdale Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1553800982
• ISBN 13: 9781553800989
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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