{"product_id":"9781842555637","title":"The White Giraffe","description":"Author: Lauren St John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781842555637\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Oct 2007\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she is eleven years old, Martine is orphaned and sent to live with her grandmother on a game reserve in South Africa.  Her grandmother seems strangely unwelcoming and Martine has a difficult time settling in at her new school, where she is conspicuously an outsider.  But she has an ally in Tendai - one of the keepers on the reserve, from whom she learns the lore and survival techniques of the bush, and in Grace - who instantly senses there is something special about Martine.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are secrets about Sawubona (the reserve) just waiting to be revealed, and rumours too about a fabled white giraffe - a trophy for hunters everywhere.  One night Martine, lonely and feeling slightly rebellious too, looks out of her window and see a young albino giraffe - silver, tinged with cinnamon in the moonlight.  This is the beginning of her mysterious and magical adventures - her discovery of her gift of healing and a secret valley that she travels to with the giraffe, where she'll find clues about her past and future.  Above all it's is a heart-warming story, full of  charm and atmosphere, and Martine's sheer delight in her giraffe friend and the fantastic landscape which is theirs to explore.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46325591965854,"sku":"ADS-9781842555637","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781842555637.jpg?v=1766546935","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781842555637","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}