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5 stars
An Elephant for an Emperor is a gripping tale of friendship, adventure and courage, that I simply couldnāt put down! My favourite character is definitely the elephant, Abul Abbas, due to his playful and funny demeanour. This tale could not happen without Farouk and Hudayn; two brave boys who are tasked to deliver the elephant to the Emperor. Although this pair have many differences at the beginning, they are able to overcome this and learn how to work together, even becoming friends along the way!
I found it so easy to use my imagination throughout the book, thanks to Saviour Pirottaās wonderful use of language and vocabulary. At times, it even felt as though I was actually there! The historical note and glossary at the end were a real bonus, as it made me connect with the characters and settings even more.
I look forward to reading more by this author. If you love reading animal adventure stories, then this is the book for you!
This is a book about how an elephant and two boys came together and went on an epic journey which they will never forget.
I liked how it wasnāt just a story about humans, it was a story which included animals. In the prologue I liked how it mentions what happened before so I can understand a bit more about the elephants history.
However I feel like the book could have included a map somewhere because some of the places I felt very confused by, and didnāt understand what was happening.
I have to say, it's my very first book by Saviour Pirotta, and really enjoyed this adventures story by him.
The book is about long-lost brothers and an amazing elephant.
I would say my absolute favourite character is one of the orphan brothers who lived in an orphan house and he worked as a cleaner in a hospital and this is how the story begins.
I liked the short chapters what make reading and understanding a bit easier. I can tell you every chapter brings lots of excitement.
Baghdad was the best place to set in this story in and I loved it.
As the book taking you different places, challenging boys in lots of situations, would have been nice to get some nice illustrations in every chapter. Yes, your imaginations are giving you nice ideas in your head, but I like few pictures added in books! But yes, itās my personal opinion.
But anyway, book is amazing and the relationship between characters are unique.
I canāt tell you much about the story but if you like a good reading about explore and adventure then this is for you. And of course, the end won't disappoint you, I loved how the story ended!
I highly recommend this special story to younger and older readers!
