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The giraffe that walked to Paris

Title
The giraffe that walked to Paris / Nancy Milton ; illustrated by Roger Roth.
Author
Milton, Nancy, 1929-
Publication
New York : Crown, c1992.

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Additional Authors
Roth, Roger
Description
[32] p. : col. ill.; 25 x 28 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Zarafa (Giraffe), 1824?-1845 > Juvenile literature
  • Giraffe > France > History > 19th century
  • Animal introduction > France > History > 19th century
  • Giraffe
  • France > History > 19th century
ISBN
  • 0517581329
  • 0517581337 (lib. bdg.)
LCCN
91031767
Author
Milton, Nancy, 1929-
Title
The giraffe that walked to Paris / Nancy Milton ; illustrated by Roger Roth.
Imprint
New York : Crown, c1992.
Added Author
Roth, Roger, ill.
Branch Call Number
J 599.73 M
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