Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Iwasa, Megumi, 1958- author. Title: Yours sincerely, giraffe / Megumi Iwasa ; illustrations by Jun Takabatake ; translated by Cathy Hirano. Edition: First American edition. Publisher, Date: [Minneapolis, Minnesota] : Gecko Press USA, 2017. Description: 102 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm Summary: In this book about friendship and the distinctions of living in different parts of the world, a giraffe that lives in Africa meets a pelican who's 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 doesn't understand it he writes back, and becomes the giraffe's pen pal. Subjects: Giraffe -- Juvenile fiction. Pen pals -- Juvenile fiction. Penguins -- Juvenile fiction. Animals -- Juvenile fiction. Letters -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Other Author: Takabatake, Jun, illustrator. Hirano, Cathy, translator. Other Title: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu. English Notes: "First published in Japan in 2001 by KAISEI-SHA Publishing Co., Ltd. This edition first published in 2016 by Gecko Press ... Wellington, New Zealand"--Colophon. Translation of: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu. Translated from the Japanese. ISBN: 9781927271889 1927271886 Other Number: 954719257 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 647803 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j Iwasa Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
