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Author:

Holmes, Mary Tavener.

Title:

A giraffe goes to Paris / by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris ; illustrated by Jon Cannell.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Marshall Cavendish Children,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

31 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction.
Giraffe--Juvenile fiction.
Animal introduction--Juvenile fiction.
France--History--Charles X, 1824-1830--Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels--Fiction.
Giraffe--Fiction.
Animal introduction--Fiction.
France--History--Charles X, 1824-1830--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Harris, John, 1950 July 7- joint author.
Cannell, Jon, ill.

Summary:

Recounts the 1827 journey of a young giraffe named Belle, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to King Charles X of France, as she makes her way by boat and land to Paris, accompanied by her devoted caretaker, Atir.

ISBN:

0761455957 (reinforced) :
9780761455950 (reinforced) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)373560475

LCCN:

2009019047

Locations:

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