St. John, Lauren, 1966-

The white giraffe / Lauren St. John ; [illustrations, David Dean]. - New York : Puffin Books, 2008, c2006. - 180 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Legend of the animal healer . - St. John, Lauren, 1966- Legend of the animal healer. .

"First published in Great Britain by Orion Children's Books, 2006"--T.p. verso.

Wilson's Children, January 2009 Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010 School Library Journal, June 2007 Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2009 Publisher's Weekly, May 2007 Booklist, June 2007 Horn Book, October 2007 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2007 Kirkus Review, April 2007 Library Media Connection, November 2007

After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.

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Mythical animals--Fiction.
Giraffes--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Game reserves--Fiction.
Wildlife conservation--Fiction.


South Africa--Fiction.

PZ7.S77435 / Wh 2008

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