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    Danger in the Dust
    Danger in the Dust
    Danger in the Dust
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    Danger in the Dust

    By Sally Grindley

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    Two children accompany their parents as they travel the world helping animals on the verge of extinction. As their parents work alongside international agencies, the children have their own thrilling adventures.

    In Danger in the Dust, Joe, his sister, Aesha, and their parents go on a trip to Kenya, where they hope to see the Big Five in the wild. It's the experience of a lifetime, and it's all leading up to an exhilarating mission to release a magnificent black rhino back into the wild – until their safari van gets stuck and they find themselves in desperate need of rescue . . .

    This exciting story is written with the assistance and guidance of London Zoo's conservation team. All information is accurate.

    Sally Grindley is the author of bestselling and award-winning fiction for young readers. Here she brings to life a story of how humans and wildlife can live side by side, set in Kenya.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJul 4, 2013
    ISBN9781408826539
    Danger in the Dust
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    Sally Grindley

    Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham. She has been involved with children's books nearly all her working life, first as editor of the children's book club Books for Children, and for almost as long as a children's author. Sally's novel Spilled Water won a Smarties Gold Medal, as well as regional awards, such as the Lincolnshire Young People's Award.

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      Danger in the Dust - Sally Grindley

      Chapter 1

      ‘Can you believe that the number of black rhinos in Kenya fell from 20,000 to only 381 between the 1970s and 1990s?’

      Peter Brook watched for his family’s reaction as they sat around the kitchen table after enjoying a late Sunday breakfast. He had just told his children, Joe and Aesha, that they would be spending their Easter holidays in East Africa, where he had been asked to photograph the release of black rhinos back into the wild in Kenya.

      ‘That’s awful, Dad!’ said Aesha, whose reaction changed from excitement at the prospect of going to Africa to shock at the dramatic decline in the rhino population. ‘Why?’

      ‘It’s mostly because of poaching,’ Binti, her mother, replied. ‘Rhino horn is prized in some societies for its apparent healing properties.’

      Joe was indignant. ‘I can’t believe rhinos are being killed because some people think their horns will heal them.’

      ‘Poachers make a lot of money from selling the horn,’ Peter explained.

      ‘The outlook for rhinos is better than it was, and their numbers are increasing,’ said Binti. ‘The fact that some rhinos are being released back into the wild is a success story. They’ve been confined to fenced sanctuaries and monitored there, but it was always the aim to return them to their former homes, provided it was safe to do so.’

      ‘But won’t the poachers kill the rhinos that are released?’ Joe asked.

      ‘Wherever rhinos are, they’re never one hundred per cent safe, even in the sanctuaries,’ Binti replied. ‘But there are many more anti-poaching patrols operating now and poachers are dealt with much more harshly. Everyone is praying that the released rhinos won’t just survive but will thrive.’

      ‘Baby rhinos are cute,’ said Joe. ‘And the adults are cool too. I think it’s because they look sort of prehistoric – like dinosaurs.’

      ‘They look grumpy to me,’ observed Aesha. ‘I prefer elephants. Will we be able to see elephants when we’re in Africa?’

      ‘If my princess wants to see elephants, then elephants she shall see,’ said Peter. ‘I’ll have them line up and trumpet for you.’

      ‘That’s not very funny, Dad.’ Aesha groaned.

      ‘Are we going on safari?’ Joe asked excitedly.

      ‘Absolutely!’ said Binti. ‘And we’ll be going to Tanzania to visit my family as well!’

      ‘Whoopee!’ said Joe.

      He had met his maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins twice before, once when he was still a baby, and the second time when they had spent ten days in Tanzania three years ago when he was six. It was difficult for them to visit more often, because Tanzania was so far away and because his parents’ hectic work schedules left them with very little spare time. Peter was a wildlife photographer and Binti was an international vet, both of them in demand to work on conservation projects all over the world.

      Once in a while, Binti would sigh wistfully and say how much she missed her homeland. ‘I love my life in England, but I loved my life back home as well, especially the animals and the wide open spaces.’

      Joe remembered the swathes of grassland and the dusty roads and bustling towns, with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, its peak capped with snow. They hadn’t gone on safari last time they were there because he was too young. Now he couldn’t wait for what he was sure would be a big adventure.

      ‘Will we be allowed to watch when they release the rhinos?’ he asked his father, who had just stood up from the table to rifle through the Sunday papers.

      ‘That I don’t know,’ said Peter. ‘Rhinos are dangerous animals when they’re upset – a bit like your mum when she gets out of the wrong side of the bed – and they might be upset after a bumpy trip confined in a truck.’

      ‘Cheeky!’ said Binti, standing up as well. ‘But if you want a dangerous animal, you shall have one. I don’t know how many times I’ve asked you all to tidy the garage, but if it isn’t done soon we won’t be going anywhere because I can’t even get to the suitcases! I think you should make that your project for today.’

      ‘Watch out, you two – your mum’s about to go on the rampage! I think you’d better do as she says,’ Peter urged, cowering melodramatically behind a cupboard door.

      ‘You too, Dad!’ exclaimed Aesha. ‘There’s loads of your stuff in there.’

      ‘My stuff, as you call it, is the essential equipment of a highly regarded, not to mention highly sought-after, expert in the field of photography,’ her father replied haughtily.

      ‘It’s still essentially in the way,’ Aesha retorted. ‘You can’t expect us to be tidy when you’re not. You’ve probably given us an untidiness gene.’

      ‘The state of the garage has nothing to do with genetics,’ Binti declared. ‘Now, off with you – all of you – before my rhino gene really kicks in.’

      ‘Quick!’ squealed Joe. ‘She’s coming after us. Help!’

      Chapter 2

      Joe

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