''The White Giraffe'' is a children's novel by

Lauren St John Lauren St John (born December 1966) is an author born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. She is best known for her children's novels including ''The White Giraffe'' and ''Dead Man's Cove'' which won her a Blue Peter Book Award in 2011. Life and career ...

first published in 2006. It is the first in the African Adventures series. Lauren St. John picked out a

giraffe The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...

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
{{DEFAULTSORT:White Giraffe 2006 British novels British children's novels Children's books about giraffes Novels set in South Africa Novels about orphans Children's novels about animals 2006 children's books Orion Books books Children's books set in South Africa