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Ubuntu: Summer of the Rhino
Contributor(s): Johnson, Julia (Author), Fawcett, Bug (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 1909339857     ISBN-13: 9781909339859
Publisher: Medina Publishing
OUR PRICE: $12.34  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2016
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016286566
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.6" W x 7.6" L (1.35 lbs) 72 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Illustrated
 
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Publisher Description:
As the moon rises over the African Savannah, a young girl called Thembile and her father, a wildlife ranger, are out patrolling through the night on horseback. They hear the heart-rendering cries of a terrified rhino calf, and find him shivering beside the mutilated body of his mother. Help is summoned, but who will care for this orphan, look after him and pay for his milk and medicines?

Far away in Dubai, hearing of the calf's plight, a school comes to the rescue and agrees to support the orphaned rhino until he is old enough to be released back into the wild. One pupil in particular is captivated by the baby rhino. George - who has recently arrived from England - is a boy with a boundless curiosity and a compassion beyond his years and, whenever he can, he watches the calf's progress on the CCTV set up by his school and Thembile's father. He is fascinated by the way the African girl and the rhino seem to bond as the weeks go by.

When, one afternoon, the young girl doesn't appear at her usual time, George is convinced that she is in danger. What can have happened to her? And is the orphaned rhino in danger too? George knows something is wrong but what can he do when he is thousands of miles away?

Ubuntu: Summer of the Rhino is brilliantly told and beautifully illustrated and will delight children from the age of eight years upwards. All royalties will be donated to the Rhino Rehabilitation Centre of Rhino Revolution, to help rescue and rehabilitate orphaned rhinos. Merely by buying this book you are making a difference - but do join the Revolution and help make the world a kinder place: visit rhinorevolution.org.

Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Julia: - Julia Johnson divides her time between Dubai and an old water mill in Worcestershire, England. A thirst for adventure took Julia and her architect husband Brian to Dubai in 1975, where she soon became a familiar face reading children's stories on Dubai Channel 33, subsequently appearing in BBC Television and Radio productions in the UK. She has toured schools in the Emirates and the UK in Theatre-in-Education productions, acted in several stage plays and recorded over 100 audio books. Since 2001 she has been writing stories for children. The Pearl Diver is recommended by the Hamilton Trust, an online resource provider for schools. The Leopard Boy was awarded a Kirkus star in America, and was endorsed by former UK Children's Book Laureate and award-winning author, Michael Morpurgo. The Turtle Secret was the winner of the Best International Children's Book Award at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2014. Julia loves to write stories about the rich and colourful heritage of the Arabian Gulf and Oman, and she tours the region giving talks and workshops. She also visits schools in the UK, and is a regular speaker at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.Fawcett, Bug: - Born in Zimbabwe, Bug Fawcett was raised on a citrus, cattle & wildlife farm. She studied visual communication design at the Universoty of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and currently lives and works in Dubai as a designer and illustrator.
 
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