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Holmes, Mary Tavener , Harris, John

A Giraffe Goes to Paris

32 pp. | Cavendish | April, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5595-0 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jon Cannell. This fictionalized story is told from the perspective of real-life Sudanese attendant Atir, who accompanied elegant giraffe Belle from Egypt to the court of French King Charles X in the 1820s. Offbeat illustrations in watercolor and ink incorporate French motifs and photos of artifacts from the early nineteenth century. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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