Zarafa: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King

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By Judith St. George
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Philomel)
Zarafa: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King
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Zarafa is a beautiful and gentle giraffe . . . so wonderful, in fact, that the ruler of Egypt offers her as a gift to the king of France! But how to get her there? Why, she sails up the Nile by felucca, crosses the sea by brigantine, and, yes, walks the last five hundred miles to Paris. People love it. And they love her, meeting and greeting her along the way, cheering her on. Afterward, the grateful French king places Zarafa in his own royal garden, where all of Paris comes to visit and love her. Judith St. George ( So You Want to Be President?) brings this amazingbut truejourney to life with help from the whimsical art of Britt Spencer.

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1111 words1,111 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile AD670LLexile AD670L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Age 5-8Age 5-8
Published 2009Published 2009

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Book ISBN:

9780399250491

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