'A brilliant, galloping historical adventure story by one of my favourite writers.' Emma Carroll A giant Indian elephant. A wild journey across America. An enemy who will never stop. Tad and Cissie are on the run with Khush the elephant. Clammy fingered, steely-eyed Hannibal Jackson will do anything to capture the animal. Maybe even kill . . . Staying ahead means being faster and smarter-but how do you hide an elephant? Especially one with a mind of its own.
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Archway Series, Oxford Children's Modern Classics, Oxford Childrens Modern Classics .
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Oxford University Press .
Gillian Cross is perhaps best known for her Demon Headmaster series and its BBC adaptation. She has won many of the most prestigious awards for children's fiction, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Smarties Prize.
This book contains the following story:
The Great Elephant Chase
A giant Indian elephant. A wild journey across America. An enemy who will never stop. Tad and Cissie are on the run with Khush the elephant. Clammy-fingered, steely-eyed Hannibal Jackson will do anything to capture the animal. Maybe even kill . . .Staying ahead means being faster and smarter - but how do you hide an elephant? Especially one with a mind of its own.... A an adventure story involving a girl, her elephant, an orphan boy and the man who wants to take the elephant from them.
An undoubted classic * Sunday Times *
A rollicking adventure of a book, taking you on a twisting journey across the USA that will leave you breathless. * Daily Telegraph *
a beautifully-paced story...an exciting, genuinely rewarding adventure. * Guardian *
a wonderful tale of children and a performing elephant pursued by crooks across America. * Daily Express *
A brilliant, galloping historical adventure story by one of my favourite writers. * Emma Carroll *
