Lauren St John

Broschiertes Buch

The White Giraffe

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Lauren St. John lives in London, England. A well-respected biographer and sports journalist, she grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa, where she had a pet giraffe, as well as numerous dogs, horses, and warthogs. This setting inspired The White Giraffe as well as her recent memoir, Rainbow's End.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 10 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 163g
• ISBN-13: 9780142411520
• ISBN-10: 0142411523
• Artikelnr.: 23265754

Rezensionen

'St John's descriptions of southern Africa provide a sumptuous backdrop.... top-drawer adventure storytelling, with an added helping of fantasy thrown in. It all makes for a genuinely gripping tale that will warm even the coldest of hearts.' Joe Melia, Waterstone's Bristol Galleries WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY