A giraffe goes to Paris
By: by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris ; illustrated by Jon Cannell.
Contributors: Harris, John, 1950 July 7-; Cannell, Jon, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761455950
Subjects: Voyages and travels -- Fiction; Giraffe -- Fiction; Animal introduction -- Fiction; France -- History -- Charles X, 1824-1830 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: 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.