Yours sincerely, giraffe /
Iwasa, Megumi, 1958-
Yours sincerely, giraffe / Megumi Iwasa ; illustrations by Jun Takabatake. - English language edition. - 102 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Translation of: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu.
A Bored Giraffe Writes His First Letter -- Is the Horizon Near? Or Far? -- Penguin and the Magnificent Professor Whale -- Penguin's Reply -- Giraffe and Penguin Become Pen Pals -- Giraffe Dresses Up Like Penguin -- Face to Face At Last.
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! Giraffe is bored, as usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal called Penguin. Giraffe knows nothing about penguins and his letters are full of questions. Where is a penguin's neck? Can a penguin fly? Penguin answers as best he can. But no one expects what happens when the pen pals come face to face at last. Yours Sincerely, Giraffe is a funny tale of mistaken assumptions and friendship.
Primary National Library of New Zealand.
Translated from the Japanese.
9781927271872 1927271878 9781927271889 1927271886
Giraffe--Africa--Juvenile fiction.
Pen pals--Juvenile fiction.
Penguins--Juvenile fiction.
Animals--Juvenile fiction.
Letters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.
Yours sincerely, giraffe / Megumi Iwasa ; illustrations by Jun Takabatake. - English language edition. - 102 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Translation of: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu.
A Bored Giraffe Writes His First Letter -- Is the Horizon Near? Or Far? -- Penguin and the Magnificent Professor Whale -- Penguin's Reply -- Giraffe and Penguin Become Pen Pals -- Giraffe Dresses Up Like Penguin -- Face to Face At Last.
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! Giraffe is bored, as usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal called Penguin. Giraffe knows nothing about penguins and his letters are full of questions. Where is a penguin's neck? Can a penguin fly? Penguin answers as best he can. But no one expects what happens when the pen pals come face to face at last. Yours Sincerely, Giraffe is a funny tale of mistaken assumptions and friendship.
Primary National Library of New Zealand.
Translated from the Japanese.
9781927271872 1927271878 9781927271889 1927271886
Giraffe--Africa--Juvenile fiction.
Pen pals--Juvenile fiction.
Penguins--Juvenile fiction.
Animals--Juvenile fiction.
Letters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.