![]() ![]() ![]() Martine discovers that her only living relative is her maternal grandmother, Gwyn Thomas, who lives in Africa. Martine awakens to find her house on fire. On New Year’s Eve, the night she turns eleven, Martine has a strange dream: she miraculously heals an injured wild goose. ![]() John’s Animal Healer series, The White Giraffe won the 2008 East Sussex Children’s Book Award. She even had her own pet giraffe named Jenny. John drew on personal experiences from her own childhood which she spent on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe. John explores themes of loss, friendship, empathy, and perseverance. The story follows eleven-year-old Martine Allen who, following the death of her parents, forms a special bond with an elusive white giraffe on her grandmother’s South African game reserve. The White Giraffe is a children’s animal adventure novel written by Lauren St. ![]()
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