Safari Summer Books

Living on a game reserve brings Jake Berman face to face with animals in the wild. It's exciting - and dangerous - but Jake's always ready for adventure. Jake is thrilled to be going to a chimp conservation area in the Congo. But gunshots on his first night in the jungle make him realise that it's more dangerous than he thought - and for the chimps most of all. He and his friend Ross are determined to stop the hunters, no matter what the risk...

Twelve-year-old Jake Berman lives with his mum and stepfather in Tanzania. Jake has always been fascinated by a lone elephant on their game reserve, but knows that he must keep his distance. He and his friend Shani are thrilled to find that an elephant relocation programme has selected their reserve for the rehoming of thirty elephants. But the nearby villagers are hostile to the idea - they don't want their crops to be at risk. The building of an elephant fence is the ideal solution ... but Jake is worried that the helpful local volunteers are not what they seem ...

Some old friends from Hollywood have come to make a wildlife documentary on the Bermans' game reserve. When Jake discovers a King Cheetah cub living nearby, he can't believe his luck: this is the rarest type of cheetah in the world, and perfect for the documentary! But Musabi is suffering from a terrible drought and the cheetahs are in grave danger. Jake has to decide exactly how far he will go to help ...

Jake and Shani have won the chance to work on a conservation scheme for Ethiopian wolves! These rare and beautiful creatures are being brought close to extinction by the local community, who believe they are spreading rabies to local dogs. Suddenly everything goes horribly wrong, and Jake and Shani have a desperate fight on their hands to stop a rabies outbreak and save the wolves from being lost forever.