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Nick is very brave in this book and only wants to see his dad again. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. The first edition of the novel was published in december 27th 2004, and was written by roland smith. Authors use these elements in many different ways to help the reader. Nick freestone lived in london with his mother until the germans bombed their apartment and nicks mother decided to send him off to burma to live with his father on his plantation. Baby elephant play and run around with a man duration. About the author roland smith is a former zookeeper and leading expert on red wolves as well as an author. Neither nick nor the reader ever get to hold still because smith keeps the pace aggressive. Editions of elephant run by roland smith goodreads. The invasion of burma by the japanese will be interesting to young readers studying this time or who just like adventure. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format.
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