Summary
The book "The White Giraffe" is a adventure book by Lauren St. John. The book is about an eleven year old girl, Martine, who loses her parents and is forced to move to Africa to live with her only living relative who she has never met. When she arrives at her relatives' house she learns the name of a mystery person, Gwyn Thomas. During the first night in the house she is awakened by some noise that she hears outside of her window. When she looks out , she sees it for the first time, a white giraffe. The next morning she asks Gwyn Thomas about the animal the animal she had seen. Gwyn Thomas replies with an answer that caught Martine by surprise. The white giraffe is a mythical animal that people in the area have sworn to have seen. However, there is no proof there has really been a white giraffe living in the safari. Martine is on a mission to prove that she saw the white giraffe living in the safari. She goes out into the safari one day to look for the giraffe. After arriving, she encountered her first sight of animal hunters, and they spot her. Will Martine get caught and get into trouble ? Will she find white giraffe if there really is one in the safari ? Read the book to find out what happens.
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The book "The White Giraffe" is a adventure book by Lauren St. John. The book is about an eleven year old girl, Martine, who loses her parents and is forced to move to Africa to live with her only living relative who she has never met. When she arrives at her relatives' house she learns the name of a mystery person, Gwyn Thomas. During the first night in the house she is awakened by some noise that she hears outside of her window. When she looks out , she sees it for the first time, a white giraffe. The next morning she asks Gwyn Thomas about the animal the animal she had seen. Gwyn Thomas replies with an answer that caught Martine by surprise. The white giraffe is a mythical animal that people in the area have sworn to have seen. However, there is no proof there has really been a white giraffe living in the safari. Martine is on a mission to prove that she saw the white giraffe living in the safari. She goes out into the safari one day to look for the giraffe. After arriving, she encountered her first sight of animal hunters, and they spot her. Will Martine get caught and get into trouble ? Will she find white giraffe if there really is one in the safari ? Read the book to find out what happens.
"HIGHLAND LITERACY READING BLOG." HIGHLAND LITERACY READING BLOG RSS. Web. 20 May 2014.
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