Elephant in the Dark

by Mina Javaherbin

Other authorsEugene Yelchin (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2015

Library's review

The author creates a tale about understanding the truth from an anecdote originally written by the Persian poet Rumi. Author’s Note.

Publication

Scholastic Press (2015), Edition: Annotated, 40 pages

Description

In this version of "The blind men and the elephant", based on a poem by Rūmī, Persian villagers try to figure out what strange animal in a dark barn has arrived from India.

Language

Original language

English

Pages

40

Physical description

40 p.; 11 inches

ISBN

0545636701 / 9780545636704

DDC/MDS

398.21
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