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Get children excited about the impossible with this magician's tool kit for The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. This packet includes a reproducible dream journal, a palm-reading guide, instructions for performing three magic tricks, and directions for making a fortuneteller's tent.

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The Magician's Elephant
The Magician's Elephant
By Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected – and making the extraordinary come true.

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