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A Giraffe and a Half

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4 out of 5
Based on 5,167 Ratings and 411 Reviews

Book Description
If you had a giraffe
and he stretched another half ...
you would have a giraffe and a half.

And if you glued a rose
to the tip of his nose ...

And ... if he put on a shoe
and then stepped in some glue ...

And if he used a chair
to comb his hair ...

And so it goes until ... but that would be telling. Children will be kept in stitches until the very end, when the situ... More

Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingHardcover (11 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages48
ISBN-100060256559
ISBN-13978-0060256555
Publication Date11/04/1964
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About Shel Silverstein (Author, Illustrator) : Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He sometimes styled... more
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