{"product_id":"9781801999007","title":"An Elephant for the Emperor","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Saviour Pirotta\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 September 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Education) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 16 | 140g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrilling quest by bestselling author Saviour Pirotta, set during the golden age of Islam. Two very different boys set out on an adventure they'll never forget...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The year is 798CE. In Damascus, spoilt wealthy fourteen-year-old Farouk loses a valuable falcon of his father’s, and he is sent on the caravan travelling to see the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne in Aachen Germany, to teach him more responsibility. Meanwhile, after being mistreated at the Baghdad hospital he works at as a cleaner, bright thirteen-year-old orphan Hudayn is going too – it's the adventure of a lifetime. They are joined by an unruly elephant, Abul Abbas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sea storms and bandits at every turn, can Farouk and Hudayn put their differences aside to protect Abul Abbas and make it safely to the emperor's court?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49599211536643,"sku":"9781801999007","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781801999007.jpg?v=1789032940","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781801999007","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}