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The climax occurs when a fire breaks out in the upper floors of Cecily's tall, giraffe-shaped house. The monkeys work as a team with Cecily; two of the strongest monkeys work an emergency water pump while the remaining six guide the hose to the top of Cecily's neck, using her height to reach the fire.
Giraffe Problems was mostly well received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, [1] Publishers Weekly, [2] and School Library Journal. [3]Multiple reviewers praised John's writing, which Deborah Stevenson, writing for The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, called "wry and funny" and "highly performable, with lots of comic formality of language punctuated—or sometime ...
It is the third book of the original Curious George series and tells the story of George's new bicycle and his experiences performing with an animal show. The book was later adapted into an animated short film from Weston Woods Studios in 1958 and an episode of a PBS Kids TV show of the same name in 2007, but with a few differences, such as ...
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When they fight, they have a preference for which side to fight from. Rather than taking advantage of this, the opposing giraffe lines up head-to-toe, or head-to-head with the other giraffe.
Giraffe Problems, published September 25, 2018, is a comedic picture book about a self-conscious giraffe. The book received starred reviews from Booklist, [4] Publishers Weekly, [5] and School Library Journal, [6] as well as the following accolades: Junior Library Guild Selection [11] Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Nominee (2020) [12]
A family's close encounter with a giraffe at a Texas drive-thru safari park was captured on camera, showing the animal plucking a toddler out of the bed of their truck and several feet into the air.
The plot follows a young boy named Billy who meets a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey, who work as window cleaners. Although the story is narrated in first-person by Billy, the word "Me" in the title refers to the monkey, who concludes every verse of his signature song with the phrase "the giraffe and the pelly and me".