Frank Carlson Library

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces giraffes to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Earth is home to millions of fascinating creatures! Start discovering them with Animal Kingdom. This exciting series explores amazing animal species from all over the world. Each book takes you on a thrilling animal adventure to meet a special creature. Discover what each animal looks like, wher it lives, how it survives, and much more.

"Penelope Giraffe and Gus Penguin are at home on two different sides of the same world. When something looks upside down to Penelope, it looks right-side up to Gus! As they explore their opposite points of view, will the twosome ever see eye-to-eye? This side-splitting, one-of-kind story will have you standing on your head...which wouldn't look silly to Gus at all"--

Giraffe Calves explores the life of a giraffe from birth to adulthood. The title will show readers what baby giraffes like to eat, how long they rely on their mothers, and at what ages they start learning new things.

A lonely giraffe teams up with the nine playful monkeys.

Geri is the shortest giraffe in the herd, which causes all kinds of problems when Boba the baboon tries to take a photo. Can Geri stretch up tall enough to be in the picture? Or are the other giraffes looking at things from the wrong perspective? A very sweet story for pre-schoolers about difference and acceptance.

Night after night, Rufus Chandelier watches his family of highly talented giraffes puts on the greatest show in town, longing to be big enough to join them, until he finally gets his chance to perform.

Read about the title character, a giraffe that has become a vampire with a sweet tooth for bakery goods.

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....

A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.