THE WHITE GIRAFFE
Book ID/图书代码： 10000005B12155
English Summary/英文概要： When she is nine 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. There are secrets about Shumba Mwoyo (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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 故事讲述的是一个十一岁少女Martine的探险故事。当她的父母在一次可怕的大火中丧生后，被送到了南非与严厉的祖母居住在一起，一天夜里，孤独无助的她，突然看到站在窗外的银白色的长颈鹿，她大胆的冒险活动就开始了。这些冒险也使这个无助的孩子找到了快乐，驱走了孤独。整个冒险历程令人兴奋而动人，Martine 发现了神奇的非洲并喜爱上了那里富饶的环境和人民们原始的生活方式。此书作者说：“我真的希望此书能鼓励人们去非洲看看，并能启发孩子们对动物的思考。”相对于城里的孩子来说，非洲农村的孩子的活动空间更大，也更自由，因为每天他们的父母不停地劳作。“河里到处是鳄鱼，树林里到处是蛇，处处有危险。”整本书都弥漫着非洲的神秘特色。第一个系列Martine走遍了整个非洲。 Martine发现自己学会了一些治疗的技能，运用当地的土办法，如用白蚁的蛰针进行伤口缝补。被毒蛇咬了该怎么处理等。“此书是儿童小说的杰作，应该被拍成电影。”有读者这样评论。此书自八月份在英国出版后，好评如潮。一个月仅英国就销售超过了10000册。现此系列版权已经卖了6个国家the US, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Norway and Japan。此系列共4本，白色长颈鹿是第一本，接下来第二本是DOLPHIN SONG《海豚的歌声》（明年8月7日会出版），《最后一只美洲豹 THE LAST LEOPARD》 （明年8月8日出版），还有《大象的传说》（The Elephant’s tale.）明年8月9日出版。每本书都能使读者耳目一新，浮想联翩。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Lauren St John was born in Rhodesia in 1966 and lived on a farm there until she was 16. She worked as a journalist for several years and has written biographies of sporting heroes and Nashville musicians - golf and country music being two of her obsessions - for Transworld,Picador and Fourth Estate. Her memoir of growing up during independence in Zimbabwe will be published by Hamish Hamilton Spring 2006.
She lives in London.
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