Dolphin song is the second installment in lauren st. About the author lauren st john was born in gatooma, rhodesia, now kadoma, zimbabwe. She is best known for her childrens novels including the white giraffe and dead mans cove which won her a blue peter book award in 2011. Her books include the elephants tale, the white giraffe, the last leopard, dolphin song, and hardcore troubadour. Lauren st john grew up on a farm and game reserve in zimbabwe, the inspiration for her multiaward winning white giraffe series and her memoir, rainbows end. Sep 11, 2014 lauren st john catches the excitement of the sport so well, the determination needed by the riders in order to win, the psychology of horses, the risks involved, the bonds of friendship between competitors and into this rich mix are warnings against the evil of commercialization and exploitation and the value of a healthy diet. They will discuss how that comes together in their books, including kat wolfe takes the case, when the whales walked and the big book of the blue. They will discuss how that comes together in their books, including kat wolfe takes the case, when the whales walked and the big book of. Her bestselling one dollar horse series was followed by ya horse romance, the glory, now optioned for film.
From cornwall to the caribbean, 11yearold ace detective laura marlin comes face to face with pirates, sharks, criminal masterminds and an erupting volcano in her second mystery adventure perfect for enid blyton fans, from awardwinning author lauren st john. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The young, female protagonist has a special bond with animals. Dead mans cove won the 2011 blue peter favourite story and. Official website of lauren st john, author of the white giraffe amongst many. Dead mans cove, the first in her laura marlin mystery series, won the blue peter book of the year award. Lauren st john is author of the awardwinning laura marlin mysteries and the bestselling one dollar horse series. Lauren st john grew up on a farm and game reserve in africa, the inspiration for her acclaimed memoir, rainbows end, and her awardwinning white giraffe series for children. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. John s first novel, the white giraffe, as well as dolphin song, is very personal to the author. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the white giraffe series. At 17, she spent a year working in the uk as a veterinary nurse before becoming a sports and music journalist. John, including titles like black beauty macmillan collectors library. Her first adult novel, the obituary writer, was published in 20.
Authors lauren st john and nicola davies and illustrator yuval zommer combine their passion for wildlife and its conservation with their writing and illustrating. Dead mans cove, the first in her laura marlin mystery series, won the blue peter book of the year award in 2011. The main characters of this fantasy, animals story are. She is the author of numerous books including the multiawardwinning white giraffe childrens series, the bestselling one dollar horse series, and the laura marlin mysteries. Lauren st john was born in gatooma, rhodesia, now kadoma, zimbabwe. About lauren lauren st john grew up on a farm and game reserve in zimbabwe, the inspiration for her multiaward winning white giraffe series and her memoir, rainbows end. She grew up in zimbabwe and lived on a farm that was part game reserve. In 1978, in the final, bloodiest phase of the rhodesian civil war, elevenyearold lauren st john moves with her family to rainbows end, a wild, beautiful farm and game reserve set on the banks of a slowflowing river. Aged 11 she and her family moved to rainbows end farm in gadzema, which later became the subject of her memoir. A wellrespected biographer and sports journalist, she grew up on a farm that was part game reserve in zimbabwe, africa, where she had a pet giraffe and dogs, horses, and warthogs.
Growing up in vibrant, crowded nairobi, makena has only one dream. The first book in the heartwarming white giraffe series by lauren st john, featuring the african adventures of martine and her magical white giraffe. Rainbows end book by lauren st john official publisher. Lauren st john was born in gatooma, rhodesia, now kadoma, zimbabwe, in december 1966. A memoir of childhood, war and an african farm, and more on. Lauren st john people dont choose their destinies the author whose love of animals has spawned a series of bestsellers opens a new fourpart sleuth series, her first books for macmillan. After studying journalism, she became a sportswriter for the sunday times.
Buy a cheap copy of the white giraffe book by lauren st. Free download or read online the white giraffe pdf epub book. Book 3 animal healer series kindle edition by st john, lauren, dean, david. Lauren st john grew up surrounded by horses, cats, dogs, horses and a pet giraffe on a farm and game reserve in zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling white giraffe and one dollar horse series. John brings us deep into the african world, where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend. A journey to the heart of nashville,a biography about steve earle, and four other biographies. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Why we need to save the rhino in pictures childrens. She became a writer by creating some books of music and sports. The life and near death of steve earle, and one childrens novel, the white giraffe.
Kidnap in the caribbean english, paperback lauren st. Author lauren st johns complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. She is the author of numerous books including the multi awardwinning white giraffe childrens series, the bestselling one dollar horse series, and the laura marlin mysteries. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. She is the author of several books on sports and music, as well as the awardwinning childrens quartet the.
John, including the white giraffe, and rainbows end. Lauren st john grew up surrounded by horses, cats, dogs and a pet giraffe on a farm and game reserve in zimbabwe, africa, the inspiration for her bestselling white giraffe series. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In 2011, st john won the blue peter book of the year award for her book dead mans cove, about an eleven year old girl called laura marlin who. A wellrespected biographer and sports journalist, she grew up in zimbabwe, africa, where she had a pet giraffe, as well as numerous dogs, horses, and warthogs. Lauren st john was born in december 1966 in gatooma, rhodesia now kadoma, zimbabwe. Kat wolfe investigates by lauren st john pan macmillan.
This setting inspired the white giraffe as well as her recent memoir, rainbows end. It was later the focus of her memoir, rainbows end 2 and many of her childrens books are influenced by the nature reserve in which she grew up. Lauren st john s stunning christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us and a girl who will climb mountains in search of a place to call home. When not writing or rescuing leopards, she is a fulltime valet to her notintheleastdemanding bengal cat, max. After studying journalism in harare, she relocated to england. Official website of lauren st john, author of the white giraffe amongst many other fiction and nonfiction titles. May 17, 2018 kat wolfe investigates is the first in a compelling middlegrade mystery series from bestselling author lauren st john. Complete set series lot of 4 animal healer books by lauren st. Just as martine is settling into life at sawubona, the wildlife game reserve, with her grandmother and jemmy, her white giraffe, she must leave for two weeks on a school trip off the coast of south africa. Striding tall through lauren st john s gorgeously written memoir is her father, and chapter after chapter their relationship is untangled and celebrated. White giraffe and dead mans cove which won her a blue peter book award in.
Complete set series lot of 3 one dollar horse books by. Lauren st john books amazon after the game a field party novel, kentucky thriller and rendezvous in russia. When she was eleven, st john and her family moved to a nature reserve called rainbow ends farm in gadzema. She writes regularly for the sunday times and the independent. Dec 09, 2015 lauren st john on why losing africas unicorn because of human greed and wickedness would be to lose something irreplaceable lauren st john wed 9 dec 2015 03. My granddaughter 9 and i love the lauren st john books, and i particularly love reading them aloud to her. She is the author of several books on sports and music, including hardcore troubadour. May, 2008 listen to dolphin song audiobook by lauren st. Joy and a hunger for life infuse this book whether st john is writing about the harrowing years of rhodesias civil war, her childhood adventures in the bush, or the breaking apart. After studying journalism in africa, she moved to london, where she was for many years golf correspondent to the sunday times. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It was later the focus of her memoir, rainbows end and many of her childrens books are influenced by the nature reserve in which she grew up.
Lauren st john born december 1966 is an author born in rhodesia, now zimbabwe. After studying journalism, she relocated to england, where she was golf correspondent to the sunday times. Awards lauren st john won the 2010 blue peter book. At 17, she spent a year in the uk working as a veterinary nurse before becoming a sports and music journalist. Lauren st john is the author of several books on sports and music, as well as the awardwinning childrens series the white giraffe, the blue peter book awardwinning laura marlin series and the one dollar horse trilogy. John, lauren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2006, and was written by lauren st. She is the author of several books on sports, the biography hardcore troubadour.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 180 pages and is available in paperback format. This is book 1 of the animal healer series, but not the first one we read toge. The glory, her ya novel about a longdistance horse. John and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The night martine allen turns eleven years old is the night her life changes completely.