A giraffe goes to Paris /
Holmes, Mary Tavener.
A giraffe goes to Paris / by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris ; illustrated by Jon Cannell. - 1st ed. - New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2010. - 31 p.; 29 cm.
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.
9780761455950
2009019047
Voyages and travels--Fiction.
Giraffe--Fiction.
Animal introduction--Fiction.
France--History--Charles X, 1824-1830--Fiction.
PZ7.H7373 / Gir 2010
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A giraffe goes to Paris / by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris ; illustrated by Jon Cannell. - 1st ed. - New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2010. - 31 p.; 29 cm.
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.
9780761455950
2009019047
Voyages and travels--Fiction.
Giraffe--Fiction.
Animal introduction--Fiction.
France--History--Charles X, 1824-1830--Fiction.
PZ7.H7373 / Gir 2010
[E]