How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant
by Elen Caldecott narrated by Jane Collingwood
Genre: Fiction > Modern Fiction
CD Edition
978 1 40743 473 5
CY153
Published: Mar 2009
No. of CDs: 4
Duration: 4h 15m
List Price: £34.00
Playaway Edition
978 1 40744 211 2
D463
Published: Sep 2009
No. of Playaways: 1
Duration: 4h 15m
List Price: £31.95
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Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, promises that she will look after it for him. Then horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists that it must go to the next person on the waiting-list. Kirsty is determined to keep her promise - whatever it takes. A brilliant début by a new British author: How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant has been shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2009.
Synopsis
Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, he asks Kirsty to look after it for him. But when horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists it must go to the next person on the waiting list, Kirsty is determined to find a way to keep her promise.
After pleading with Mr Thomas and demonstrating at the council offices, Kirsty and her half-siblings undertake their most daring plan of all: to 'borrow' the stuffed elephant from the museum that Mr Thomas loves so much, in a last-ditch attempt to gain his attention and understanding. Perhaps this risky ruse might also shake Kirsty's dad from the quiet sadness he has fallen into ever since her grandfather died.
A warm and funny story about marrows, peas, families (aargh!) and one very special elephant.
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The Sunday Times
“Its ingenious ideas, humour and clear, unfussy style keep the pages turning speedily to the feel-good conclusion.”
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