| The White Giraffe Contributor(s): St John, Lauren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142411523 ISBN-13: 9780142411520 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: A first-time children's author takes readers deep into the Africa, where myth becomes reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mammals |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.08" W x 7.76" (0.36 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 114768 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first exciting book in the dramatic Legend of the Animal Healer series A thrilling adventure classic-in-the-making The night Martine Allen turns eleven years old is the night her life changes completely. Martine's parents are killed in a fire, so she must leave her home to live on an African wildlife reserve with a grandmother she never even knew she had. When Martine arrives, she hears tales of a mythical animal living there-a white giraffe. They say no one has ever seen the animal, but it does leave behind footprints. Her grandmother insists that the white giraffe is just a legend, but then, one stormy night, Martine looks out her bedroom window straight into the eyes of the tall silvery animal. Could it be just Martine's imagination, or is the white giraffe real? And if so, why is everyone keeping its existence a secret? |