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How Giraffe Got Such A Long Neck...and Why Rhino is So Grumpy
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 37 Ratings and 9 Reviews

Book Description
Versions of this story are told in many parts of East Africa. Similar tales are told by the Kikuyu and Masai tribes in Kenya and by tribes in Southern Africa. This version has been adapted by permission of Nick Greaves from an East African folktale that appears in When Hippo Was Hairy (DavidBateman Ltd. New Zealand, 1988). The artist has based his depiction of Man on early Masai tribesmen.
Book Information
PublisherTrumpet
BindingPaperback (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages30
ISBN-100440832691
ISBN-13978-0440832690
Publication Date/1996
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About Michael Rosen (Author) : Michael Rosen is a published author. A published credit of Michael Rosen is Wouldn't You Like to Know.
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