Description
Near Fine dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. Price sticker remnants on back of dust jacket. Near Fine binding is tan paper over boards, cover illustration is a giraffe walking in a parade with black and red lettering, black lettering on the spine, illustration o a giraffe followed by a carriage on a read. Small skuf on front free end paper. Light soiling to two pages. Color illustrations throughout by Roger Roth. The book cover and dust jacket have the same illustration. The pages are clean and the he binding is tight. The book measures 9.6″ tall x 10.8″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Here is the beguiling true-story of the first giraffe ever to live in Europe The year was 1826, and the giraffe belonged to the pasha of Egypt, who decided to give her as a gift to the king of France. The giraffe journeyed first by boat to Marseilles, then on foot through the towns and villages of France, all the way to Paris. Her arrival in the capital was celebrated with a splendid royal parade, and everywhere she went she caused a sensation. Crowds turned out to see the strange animal with the long neck, streets and squares were named in her honor, and souvenirs–even women’s fashions were designed to commemorate her visit.
Wry, affectionate, and fun, The Giraffe That Walked to Paris is the magical tale of these extra-ordinary events from the past.
About the Author (from the dust jacket)
Nancy Dall Milton began researching the story of the king’s giraffe after finding it mentioned in a magazine article about Paris. She is a teacher, a historian, and the author of two novels and a book about China. This is her first book for children. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.
About the illustrator (from the dust jacket)
Roger Roth worked as a housepainter, handyman, and window washer before enrolling at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, to study illustration. Since he graduated, his work has appeared frequently in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Redbook, and other publications. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey. This is his first book for children.
