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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
When the pasha of Egypt sends his friend the king of France a magnificent giraffe, accompanied by its loving keeper, the people of France are awed and impressed, never having seen such a creature before.
Author
Series
Joe and Sparky volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
37 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
When Joe the giraffe and his friend Sparky, a turtle, see a television talent show, Joe tries to find Sparky's talent so that they can compete.
Author
Appears on list
Description
"Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes..." Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic....
11) Giraffe problems
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"A giraffe struggles to feel comfortable with his neck"--
13) La sorpresa
Author
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Económica México
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
A wordless story about a sheep who knits his friend, a giraffe, a surprise gift of a sweater from his own wool.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Description
All Sophie wants for her birthday is a pet giraffe, but as she tries to convince different members of her rather complicated family to support her cause, each tells her she is using too many words until she finally hits on the perfect one. Includes glossary.
Author
Series
Legend of the animal healer volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
A lonely servant girl with no family works in the palace of Queen Theodora, where she is tormented by a spoiled princess and finds comfort by singing and making unexpected friends with giraffes who visit her window.
Author
Series
Joe and Sparky volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
38 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Sparky is a turtle who likes to stay inside his shell. Joe is a giraffe who likes to stretch his neck and see the world. When a car appears one day at the famous cageless zoo where they live, the two set off on the ride of their lives, with Joe behind the wheel and Sparky hanging on for dear life. From the shopping mall to the car wash to the take-out burger joint, Joe and Sparky cause mayhem everywhere they go.
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