Author : Mary Tavener Holmes
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 11,21 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761455950
A giraffe causes a sensation when he walks 500 miles to Paris
Author : Nancy Milton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781930900677
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.
Author : Dianne Hofmeyr
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2015-09
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781847806611
This is the astonishing true story of Zeraffa, a giraffe who was sent as a gift from Egypt to France in 1826. A young boy, Atir, takes care of Zeraffa on her epic journey and the sailors sing songs as she gazes down at them. In France, Atir leads her through the countryside, and thousands of people marvel at Zeraffa. Paris falls in love with Zeraffa. The King builds her a special house in the Jardin des Plantes. On warm nights, the young princess visits, while Atir whispers stories to Zeraffa of a hot land far away. The amazing story by an award-winning author of a giraffe's extraordinary voyage from Africa to Paris.
Author : Olivier Lebleu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1538142252
This engaging account traces the remarkable history of France's first giraffe, a diplomatic gift from Egyptian Pasha Muhammed-Ali to King Charles X in 1826. “Zarafa,” taken by boat from Egypt to Marseilles and walked all the way to Paris, was accompanied by her Arab handlers and a famous French naturalist. She drew vast crowds along her route, sparking a giraffomania that was widely documented in art and literature. Her initial journey and then long and celebrated residence in Paris encapsulates nineteenth-century French socio-political history and highlights the emerging evolutionary theories of the time. Over fifty illustrations from the period illuminate this rare encounter with a unique animal that is now endangered and deserving of our greater attention and understanding.
Author : Megan Hess
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 45,9 MB
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1761441280
The original book in the beloved and best-selling series about courage, compassion and a stylish little mouse, from acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess. Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris follows an adorable mouse who dreams of moving to Paris to follow her fashion dreams. One day, she bravely takes the leap – only to find a mean little girl with a horrible-looking cat standing in the way of her perfect Parisian apartment! Can Claris use all her wit, warmth and – of course – style to make her dreams come true? Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris is the first picture book in a dazzling series for lovers of Eloise and Olivia. Compassion never goes out of style! Destined to delight fashion-obsessed readers of all ages. Three-quarters of a million Claris books in print! Megan Hess has sold over 1.5 million books in over ten languages worldwide. Shortlisted for the 2019 ABIA Picture Book of the Year Longlisted for the 2019 Indie Book Awards: Best Children's Book
Author : MICHAEL ALLIN.
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2025
Category :
ISBN : 9780747275428
Author : Maira Kalman
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 2018-01-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1681372460
Max the dog-poet is back, this time in Paris and falling in love, in Maira Kalman's delightful picture book. It's happened. Before you can say "Pepe le Pew," Max the millionaire poet dog has landed in Paris, the city of lights. The city of dreams. Everyone is in a froufrou of delight over Max. There's Fritz from the Ritz, Madame Camembert, Charlotte Russe, and Pierre Potpurri, who wants Max to perform in his Crazy Wolf Nightclub. Amidst the enchantment and beauty that is Paris in the spring, something is missing for Max. Max has made his millions; when will he find romance?
Author : Oliver Gee
Publisher : Earful Tower Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 37,62 MB
Release : 2020-05-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781098301996
Join award-winning podcaster Oliver Gee on this laugh-out-loud journey through the streets of Paris. He tells of how five years in France have taught him how to order cheese, make a Parisian person smile, and convince anyone you can fake French (even if, like Oliver, you speak the language like an Australian cow). A fresh voice on the Paris scene, he shares the soaring highs and crushing lows that come with following your dreams to the French capital. He also befriends the city's too-cool-for-school basketballers, chases runaway crocodiles, and goes on a mammoth honeymoon trip around France on his little red scooter.
Author : Mary Tavener Holmes
Publisher : Two Lions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Elephants
ISBN : 9780761461111
Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story.
Author : Dianne Hofmeyr
Publisher : Tiny Owl Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 38,97 MB
Release : 2020-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781910328590
A sassy cat from the back alleys of Paris believes she is quite different to the rest of the rabble. She can do anything she sets her mind to - even if others don't think so. Leaving her cat family behind, she sets off to explore Paris. Cat meets legendary singer Edith Piaf, creates her own stunning designs at a high-fashion atelier and dances with the infamous dancer Josephine Baker and her cheetah. But is this the life she really wants? What about her friends and family?
