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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2008
Gr 4-7 Continuing the story begun in "The White Giraffe" (Dial, 2007), St. John throws 11-year-old Martine into another dangerous situation in which she must depend on her relationship with animals to survive. The child, recently orphaned and sent to live with her grandmother on a game reserve in South Africa, has had trouble adapting to her new school. She reluctantly embarks on a class trip to study nature at sea, and, before long, she and six of her classmates are tossed overboard duri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Marooned with some classmates during an oceanographic trip off Mozambique, Martine (<i>The White Giraffe</i>) practices survi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More