Informative and engaging,
Giraffe offers a close-up look at this gentle
giant of the African plains. A clear text and forty extraordinary
full-color photographs highlight the giraffe’s unusual physical features
and present a fascinating view of its day-to-day life and behavior,
both in captivity and in the wild.
My book,
GIRAFFE, originally published by Morrow Junior Books, is now available as a digital book at
StarWalk Kids
and also soon at Amazon as a
Kindle book. It is illustrated with captivating photos by Richard Hewett. I am thrilled to see this
book available again. Through the month of July you can read all of the
books in the StarWalk Kids catalogue for free. It is a great
opportunity!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Review of Giraffe
Most
photos of giraffes are interesting: that powerful neck and the long slim
body that go with it make every movement unusual. Here they crane
toward their favorite food leaves from the acadia trees, posing awkwardly
to drink water without tipping over in one picture, then galloping
gracefully with all four legs off the ground in the next, twisting
around in a knot for a drink of mother's milk. The concise text offers a
general introduction to the giraffe and includes a close-up look at a
newborn calf young giraffe. Arnold also passes on other information,
like the animal's zoological name, which translates to "camel leopard."
Hewett's well-placed, full-color photos reveal both the elegant and
goofy sides of the giraffe. These two have collaborated on Koala,
Kangaroo and, more recently, Zebra. Ages 7-10.
