Author(s): Ann Russell

Children Fiction

A modern animal adventure story with humour and suspense for all generations. Little Truff, the cute Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is spending the summer holidays with her family at Piha, New Zealand's famous surfing beach. Along with her Siamese friend Chloe, highly intelligent but mischievous, Truff is asked to investigate why the kereru, the New Zealand native pigeons, are disappearing without trace. A drastic drop in numbers could lead to their extinction in the area, meaning the forest's giant trees couldn't regenerate - and an eco-tragedy would result. Experience the sun, sea, sand and surf of Piha's beaches, take a spooky midnight stroll through the scrub-filled lowland and climb the rugged volcanic slopes of the high, bush-clad Waitakere Ranges with the daring duo as they search for answers. Will they find out why the birds are vanishing? And put a stop to it? With illustrated chapter pages and illustrated Glossary. Little Truff saves the kereru is about the importance of conservation to retain sustain fragile ecosystems and the worldwide repercussions when they are lost. It is the third in a series of four about animal issues.