| ISBN |
9781927271872 (paperback) |
| Name |
Iwasa, Megumi, 1958- author. |
| Uniform title |
Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu. English |
| Title |
Yours sincerely, giraffe / Megumi Iwasa ; illustrated by Jun Takabatake. |
| Published |
Wellington, NZ : Gecko Press, [2016]. |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
102 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
Translation of: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu. |
| Summary |
This book is about friendship and the distinctions of living in different parts of the world. A giraffe that lives in Africa meets a pelican who is a mailman. Since the giraffe is bored, she sends a letter to the first animal the pelican can find on the other side of the horizon. The letter passes on to a seal who gives it to a penguin. He reads the letter and even though he does not understand it he writes back, and becomes the giraffe's pen pal. Although they do not know what each other looks like, the giraffe decides to meet her new friend disguised as a penguin! |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4. |
| Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subjects |
Giraffe -- Africa -- Juvenile fiction |
| Pen pals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Penguins -- Juvenile fiction |
| Animals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Letters -- Juvenile fiction |
| Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4 |
| Other Names |
Takabatake, Jun illustrator. |
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