The elephant and the sea

Ed Vere

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In a village by the sea, carved into the rockiest edge of land, where the waves are wild and tumbling – lives an old elephant. Once he was a young elephant – with a dream of joining the lifeboat crew. But elephants don’t fit into lifeboats! Gabriel is determined, and he is ingenious, and he is brave. So much so that one stormy day he might be the only one who can save the day.

ISBN: 9780141376400 Category:

Description

From the award-winning author-illustrator Ed Vere comes a lyrical tale that reminds us all to chase our dreams.

Meet Gabriel. A young elephant who lives in a village by the sea.

He has one dream and it’s to join the lifeboat crew. He wants to help people in the water, bravely sailing out to sea! But elephants don’t fit in lifeboats. He’s too big to help the sailors. But one STORMY, WINDY day, the lifeboat crew run into trouble and Gabriel might be the only one who can help. Can Gabriel save the day?

One growing elephant. One smallish lifeboat. One BIG dream . . .

“A charming winner about purpose, bravery, and making one’s dreams come true.” – Kirkus Reviews

Additional information

Weight 0.176 kg
Dimensions 27.8 × 21.2 × 0.4 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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