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A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein · Booklabria

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A Giraffe and a Half

Children's fictionAnimals

A Giraffe and a Half

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First published: 1964
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one. "Infectiously funny . . . a good nonsensical text and illustrations".--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

Subjects: Children's fiction
Animals
Children's poetry
Wit and humor
Nonsense verses
Giraffe

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