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Chee-Lin: A Giraffe's Journey

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 21 Ratings and 8 Reviews

Book Description
Eighty years before Columbus, China sent ships to explore the world.
The Chinese discovered many marvelous things, but one discovery stood out above the others: the chee-lin.
This chee-lin was just a giraffe, but to the Chinese it was an omen of good fortune so rare that it had appeared only once before- at the birth of Confucius.
In a storybook in which each page evokes the richness of f... More
Book Information
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-10061871720X
ISBN-13978-0618717200
Publication Date09/22/2008
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About James Rumford (Author) : James Rumford is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of James Rumford include Chee-Lin: A Giraffe's Journey, Silent Music, Beowulf, and Don't Touch... more
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12/27/2008 jama rattigan tagged as: I recommend, I read

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