The true story of how the first giraffe came to France in 1826 and the remarkable effect that the animal had on French society at the time. It tells of her capture at an oasis near the River Nile, the voyage across the Mediterranean and the amazing walk from Marseilles to Paris.

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Watermark Press .

Rukhsana Khan lives in Toronto, Canada. Sophie Blackall lives in Brooklyn, New York.