TY - BOOK AU - StGeorge,Judith AU - Spencer,Britt TI - Zarafa: the giraffe who walked to the king SN - 0399250492 AV - QL737.U56 S73 2009 U1 - 599.638[E] 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Philomel Books KW - Diplomatic gifts KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Juvenile literature KW - Exotic animals KW - Giraffe KW - Egypt KW - France KW - Paris KW - Wild animals as pets KW - Zoo animals KW - Animals KW - Feral animals KW - Gifts KW - sears KW - Giraffes KW - Wildlife KW - Kings and rulers N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Booklist; Kirkus Review; School Library Journal; 2.8; Follett Library Resources; K-3; K-3; Follett Library Resources N2 - Zarafa, a beautiful and graceful giraffe, is offered as a gift from the ruler of Egypt to the king of France, and she is sent by boat up the Nile, across the sea, and five hundred miles by land to Paris, where she is greeted and cheered upon her arrival ER -