The White Giraffe is a children's novel by Lauren St John first published in 2006. It is the first in the African Adventures series.The White Giraffe at Fantastic Fiction Lauren St. John picked out a giraffe for the story because she always wanted to ride one. When St. John was a child living in Zimbabwe, Africa, she owned several wild animals including a giraffe. This book was the winner of the 2008 East Sussex Children’s Book Award.
The book is about a girl, Martine, who moves to an African game reserve to live with her grandmother after her parents die in a house fire.
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A library newsletter that contains a review of the book The White Giraffe at the author's website