Dahl, Roald.
Summary: A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2009
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Summary: "'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 an 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: When a little girl cannot satisfy the grumpy giraffe she has drawn on the pavement, he draws her into the picture so she can see for herself what is missing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, A Capstone Imprint 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PAXRyland, DK
Summary: Furry, feathered, and scaled -- all our animal friends are ready to read. But there's just one big problem: Giraffe is too tall! Or, maybe, the book is too short. Come along for a special story time featuring six friendly animals and one puzzling predicament. Bright speech bubbles encourage readers to take an active role and find creative solutions as this wild squad works together to save...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RYLDominguez, Angela N.
Summary: "The story of two giraffes - one English-speaking and one Spanish-speaking - that overcome the language barrier to forge a friendship"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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Summary: Giraffe has outgrown his crib, and needs to graduate to a big boy bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE DAHMichalak, Jamie.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE MicBenjamin, A. H.
Summary: Although Giraffe cannot see well, she refuses to wear eyeglasses because she thinks they will make her look silly.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BENPalmer, Erin
Summary: "Tommy is new at school, and Leela, the class bully, picks on him right away. "Too-tall Tommy!" she teases. When Leela finds herself stuck in a scary situation, Tommy has a choice to make. Will he help her?"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2019
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Summary: Celebrating uniqueness, this delightful picture book follows Jeffrey the Giraffe as he searches for a place to belong, then realizes that although he may be different, he is perfect just the way he is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Genius Books 2021
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Summary: A young giraffe living on the African plains learns how to be wise as well as fearless when a lion attacks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction George 1998Dominguez, Angela
Summary: "Two baby giraffes meet a baby ostrich and must guess how their potential new friend is feeling"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOMElbee, Viviane
Summary: Trying to teach your giraffe to ski can be difficult--especially when she only wants to fly down the Big Scary Slope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELBSt. John, Lauren
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC StJAverbeck, Jim
Summary: Sophia has one true desire for her birthday. But she has Four Big Problems in the way: Mom, Dad, Uncle Conrad ... and Grand-mama. Will her presentations, proposals, and pie charts convince them otherwise? Turns out, all it takes is one word.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG AVERutledge, Lynda
Summary: 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. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow Wilson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUTHolmes, Mary Tavener.
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLMorton, Lone.
Summary: The elephant and the giraffe are both unhappy as they are and would like to be more like each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE Set French Morton 1994Andreae, Giles
Summary: Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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Summary: When Boba tries to take a group photograph of the tallest animals in the world, he has trouble fitting Geri, the shortest giraffe who ever lived, into the picture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLOLeung, Hilary
Summary: Giraffe is cranky, so his friends try to cheer him up, but Giraffe will not laugh at anything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2019
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Summary: While playing hide-and-seek with her brother, Little Giraffe describes him to other animals, and wonders how she will ever be just like him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARBuzzeo, Toni.
Summary: A curious baby giraffe keeps wandering away from his mother to explore the interesting sights and smells that surround them. Includes a note on giraffes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BUZGude, Paul.
Summary: Loud, boisterous Elephant learns how to be friends with calm, quiet Giraffe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney * Hyperion Books 2014