Yours sincerely, giraffe /
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Gecko Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: English language editionDescription: 102 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781927271872; 1927271878; 9781927271889; 1927271886Uniform titles: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu. English. Subject(s): Giraffe -- Africa -- Juvenile fiction | Pen pals -- Juvenile fiction | Penguins -- Juvenile fiction | Animals -- Juvenile fiction | Letters -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Children's stories | Giraffe -- Africa -- Fiction | Pen pals -- Fiction | Penguins -- Fiction | Animals -- Fiction | Letters -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Children's stories | Animals | Children's stories | Friendship | Giraffe | Letters | Pen pals | Penguins | AfricaGenre/Form: Children's fiction. | Fiction. | Juvenile works. DDC classification: 895.636 LOC classification: PZ7.1.I98 | Yo 2017Summary: 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!
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Junior Fiction (JF) | JF .I937 2016 | Available | 18350 |
Novel for children.
Translation of: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu.
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!
510 Lexile.
Primary National Library of New Zealand.
510L Lexile.
Translated from the Japanese.