num_pages: 32
description: Retells the true story of how the first giraffe ever to come to Europe was sent by the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France in 1826, and the giraffe walked from the disembarkation point of Marseilles to Paris to see the King.
language: English
title: The Giraffe That Walked to Paris
titlecomplete: The Giraffe That Walked to Paris
genres: Egypt, France, Animals, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens, Africa, History
ratings_count: 102
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers