The elephant keeper / Christopher Nicholson.
In 1766, a ship docks at Bristol, England, disgorging a crate with two young elephants in poor health, but alive. A wealthy sugar merchant purchases them for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. It takes time for Tom and the two elephants to understand each other, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed, and changes the lives of all who meet them.
Record details
- ISBN: 0061651605
- ISBN: 9780061651618
- Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st U.S. edition
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
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- Elephants > Fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Stablehands > Fiction.
England > Social life and customs > 18th century > Fiction. - Genre:
- Fiction.
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- 6 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC NIC (Text) | 31111002295010 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F NICHOLSON (Text) | 22281500051990 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | F/NICHOLSON (Text) | 33262003012876 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Robeson County Public Library | F NICHOLSON (Text) | 34510610493031 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | F NIC (Text) | 0020508237987 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| South Granville Branch Library | FIC NICHOL (Text) | 42756201387187 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Statesville Main Library | F NICHOLSON (Text) | 33114016377319 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Valdese Public Library | F NIC (Text) | 33557003528395 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
In 1766, a ship docks at Bristol, England, disgorging a crate with two young elephants in poor health, but alive. A wealthy sugar merchant purchases them for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. It takes time for Tom and the two elephants to understand each other, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed, and changes the lives of all who meet them.
