The Elephant from Baghdad

by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris

Book Overview

Who would have thought that the emperor Charlemagne would make friends with an albino elephant, a gift from the caliph of Baghdad? Told from the fictionalized point of view of a monk who set down the actual story in 883-884 CE, the book follows the elephant's journey through Egypt, across the Mediterranean to Italy and across the Alps to Germany. When the elephant finally reaches his destination, Charlemagne is so delighted with his exotic new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761461116
• ISBN13: 9780761461111
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Two Lions
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3