Giraffe at the Zoo

Read the most by: boys and girls

A smart giraffe thinks up a clever plan to reach the greener grass across the moat's ditch. He spreads his front legs a widespread & makes his neck a bridge to reach the grass. Looking on are the giraffe's three bird friends -- the oxpecker (Peck) the vulture (Vulch) and the gold crown crane (Crown). The charm of this children's story is the example of the giraffe's self-reliance & belief in himself. The three birds that are supposed to be displayed at the zoo with the giraffe add exciting interest. Since the background to the illustrations depict the Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas, it immortalizes the Sedgwick County Zoo. Musical, "stretching" vocabulary stimulates imagination & readability of children.