![]() ![]() ![]() I thought this book was inspiring of what we should do in real life. Late 3rd or 4th grade and up, girls and boys. Lots of action, exotic setting, puzzles and mysteries to be solved, and kids who reason out what needs to be done next. In the end good prevails and it all turns out well. They survive a kidnapping and being lost in underground tunnels. They meet the leopard and Martine is able to communicate with it. The kids meet tribesmen who mostly see the leopard as sacred and a few who want to find the treasure at any cost. In the meantime, the Black Eagle Resort is also threatened by someone who wants its land for minerals and there's a mystery about a hidden treasure buried somewhere on its land. While there the kids learn about the huge leopard that roams the hills and is threatened by a greedy game ranch where captured animals are restrained and then shot at close range by trophy collectors. She and her friend Ben accompany Martine's grandmother to the Black Eagle Resort in a remote region of Zimbabwe where the proprietor, a family friend, needs help because of a broken leg. She can tame and help animals which would normally not want people near them. Orphaned Martine, who lives with her grandmother on a game preserve in South Africa, has special abilities as an animal healer (think dog whisperer). Excellent book, 3rd in the Animal Healer series by Lauren St. ![]()
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