Mandy goes with Abdullah into the desert to
take pictures of the white oryx. Abdullah gets a message
that there may be poachers in the area. (Poachers usually
shoot the animals and sell their heads. Sometimes they
also catch and sell the young oryx.) Abdullah and Mandy
see tracks in the sand. They follow the tracks in their car.
They find that a mother oryx is dead and a young oryx is
missing. They continue to follow the tracks of the truck
across the desert. A police helicopter is also coming to help
look for the poachers.
Mandy and Abdullah get close to the
truck. The poachers in the truck start shooting at them.
Abdullah’s car gets stuck in the sand. Fortunately, the
police helicopter arrives and the poachers are caught.
Abdullah and Mandy are not hurt and the young oryx in
the truck is fine. Mandy takes photos and thinks about
writing a new book about poachers and Abdullah, the
oryx ranger.
Background and themes
The story is set in the Arabian Desert, which is more than
two million square kilometres in size. The white oryx is
one of the animals that can survive there. Largely due
to hunting, the white oryx became extinct in the 1970s.
Fortunately, there were white oryx in zoos around the
world. In recent years, white oryx have been reintroduced
into the desert. Local rangers help protect the animals.
Greed: The poachers do not think about the beauty of the
white oryx or the need to protect them. They are willing
to capture and kill the animals to make money.
Protection of endangered animals: Abdullah and the
policemen work hard to protect the white oryx and stop
the poachers. Perhaps Mandy can also help protect the
animals by writing a story about them.
Justice: The poachers in the story do terrible things.
They kill a mother oryx, steal a young oryx and shoot
at Abdullah and Mandy. By the end of the story, the
poachers are captured and the young oryx is saved.
Discussion activities
Before reading
1 Discuss and guess: Talk about the book cover. Have
students describe the animal (white oryx). Where do
they think the animal lives – in the mountains or in
the desert? What is special about this animal? Have
students write a few lines predicting what will happen
in the story (involving this animal). Have them share
their ideas in small groups.
Mandy goes with Abdullah into the desert to
take pictures of the white oryx. Abdullah gets a message
that there may be poachers in the area. (Poachers usually
shoot the animals and sell their heads. Sometimes they
also catch and sell the young oryx.) Abdullah and Mandy
see tracks in the sand. They follow the tracks in their car.
They find that a mother oryx is dead and a young oryx is
missing. They continue to follow the tracks of the truck
across the desert. A police helicopter is also coming to help
look for the poachers.
Mandy and Abdullah get close to the
truck. The poachers in the truck start shooting at them.
Abdullah’s car gets stuck in the sand. Fortunately, the
police helicopter arrives and the poachers are caught.
Abdullah and Mandy are not hurt and the young oryx in
the truck is fine. Mandy takes photos and thinks about
writing a new book about poachers and Abdullah, the
oryx ranger.
Background and themes
The story is set in the Arabian Desert, which is more than
two million square kilometres in size. The white oryx is
one of the animals that can survive there. Largely due
to hunting, the white oryx became extinct in the 1970s.
Fortunately, there were white oryx in zoos around the
world. In recent years, white oryx have been reintroduced
into the desert. Local rangers help protect the animals.
Greed: The poachers do not think about the beauty of the
white oryx or the need to protect them. They are willing
to capture and kill the animals to make money.
Protection of endangered animals: Abdullah and the
policemen work hard to protect the white oryx and stop
the poachers. Perhaps Mandy can also help protect the
animals by writing a story about them.
Justice: The poachers in the story do terrible things.
They kill a mother oryx, steal a young oryx and shoot
at Abdullah and Mandy. By the end of the story, the
poachers are captured and the young oryx is saved.
Discussion activities
Before reading
1 Discuss and guess: Talk about the book cover. Have
students describe the animal (white oryx). Where do
they think the animal lives – in the mountains or in
the desert? What is special about this animal? Have
students write a few lines predicting what will happen
in the story (involving this animal). Have them share
their ideas in small groups.
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