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GENERAL FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's number one Storyteller! Billy's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet-shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside - they're the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company! Who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe? They become best friends and when they meet the richest man in all of England, there's...
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Legend of the animal healer volume 1
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English
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After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
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Candlewick Press
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Sparky is a turtle who likes to stay inside his shell. Joe is a giraffe who likes to stretch his neck and see the world. When a car appears one day at the famous cageless zoo where they live, the two set off on the ride of their lives, with Joe behind the wheel and Sparky hanging on for dear life. From the shopping mall to the car wash to the take-out burger joint, Joe and Sparky cause mayhem everywhere they go.
6) Geraldine
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Struggling to fit in as the only giraffe in a school of children, reluctant newcomer Geraldine meets fellow outcast Cassie and learns how to stand out by being herself, playing by her own rules, and staying true to her new friend.
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Joe and Sparky volume 2
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Candlewick Press
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English
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When Joe the giraffe and his friend Sparky, a turtle, see a television talent show, Joe tries to find Sparky's talent so that they can compete.
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All Sophie wants for her birthday is a pet giraffe, but as she tries to convince different members of her rather complicated family to support her cause, each tells her she is using too many words until she finally hits on the perfect one. Includes glossary.
11) Percy listens up
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English
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Percy the giraffe learns the importance of listening to parents, teachers, and friends.
12) Short giraffe
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2014
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English
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When baboon comes to take a photo of the tallest animals in the world, there is just one small problem: Geri is the shortest giraffe in the world!
16) Rescue Bunnies
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Balzer + Bray
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2010
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English
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Newbie struggles to pass her field test to become a full-fledged Rescue Bunny.
17) The Chandeliers
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English
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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.
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"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"--
19) Half a giraffe?
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Baby giraffe Giselle, upset that she is too short to reach the juciest leaves, gets reassurance and help from her fellow animals.
20) Quiet, please!
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"In this delightful picture book, a young giraffe is desperate to find a quiet place to read where his noisy brothers and sisters won't find him."--
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