![]() ![]() ![]() This expertly crafted promotion of open-mindedness and tolerance is sure to hold its audience's attention. Afternoon of the Elves book by Janet Taylor Lisle Children's Books > Classic Children's Books Dumping Debt Rated: G (General Audience) See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 3.99 - 4.79 Paperback 3.99 - 4.79 Library Binding 4.19 School & Library Binding 3.99 Select Condition Like New 4.79 Very Good 4.69 Good 4.19 Acceptable 3. Lisle's mink-tails are as well developed as her human characters the common frailties, vulnerabilities and strengths of the two dissimilar societies are effectively conveyed. Caught in the middle of this territorial battle are Amber, her younger brother Wendell (both of whose sympathies lie with the squirrels) and two young mink-tails they have befriended. As the ``mink-tails'' congregate to discuss the threat of invasion, Amber's father launches an untimely ``search-and-destroy'' mission against the squirrels. As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother. Scholastic, 3.99 (176pp) ISBN 978-4-2 Two girls discover an elfin village in ''this. The residents of Upper and Lower Forest have led parallel, relatively peaceful lives until a 12-year-old human, Amber Padgett, unknowingly trespasses on squirrel territory when building a hide-out in a tree. Afternoon of the Elves BUY THIS BOOK Afternoon of the Elves Janet Taylor Lisle. White and George Selden, the author of Afternoon of the Elves and The Lampfish of Twill spins a fanciful animal yarn that conveys universal aspects of human nature while tracing how misguided fears lead to war. ![]()
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