The Great American Elephant Chase

By Gillian Cross

Book Overview

In 1881, fifteen-year-old Tad, an orphan, helps a girl attempting to get a mighty Indian elephant to friends in Nebraska, all the while pursued by two unscrupulous villains who claim that the elephant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823410161
• ISBN13: 9780823410163
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The writing is excellent. Age 12 to adult.

This charming novel, set around 1900, tells about a boy of 15 years who unintentionally escapes from a miserable existence and ends up in the company of a girl and an elephant being chased across America by a proper villain. I won't tell you how it ends.The writing is excellent. It is readable by children age 12 up and adults who enjoy youthful adventure stories.

Elephant Chase Charming Adventure

The Great American Elephant ChaseThis charming novel, set around 1900, tells about a boy of 15 years who unintentioanlly escapes from a miserable existence and ends up in the company of a girl and an elephant being chased across America by a proper villan. I won't tell you how it ends.The wriing is excellent. It is readable by children age 12 up and adults who enjoy youthful adventure stories. I enjoyed it immensely

An enjoyable book for all ages!

This story about a young girl who believes an elephant is rightfully hers is well worth reading.

Exciting and fun chase across

My family read this aloud and the kids (8-11 yrs) loved it. Certainly it is hard to believe that the two young protagonists could have pulled off their journey with the elephant, but isn't that half the fun? The adults trying to obtain the elephant are necessarily evil and the kids both have pluck and luck. A sleeper belonging on every child's bookshelf. Older readers who enjoy the elephant aspect may want to read "Tusk and Stone" by Malcolm Bosse.