Chee-Lin

A Giraffe's Journey

By Rumford, James

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ISBN
978-0-61871-720-0
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2008

Gr 1-4 A lovingly created, highly unusual book that will appeal to special readers. Inspired by a painting of a giraffe created in 1414 by Shen Du, a calligrapher of the imperial court of China, Rumford researched early-15th-century Chinese voyages of exploration. Finding only brief allusions to the animal, he created this account of the birth and capture of Tweega (Swahili for "giraffe") and his travels from East Africa, to India, to China. Upon his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Though little is known about the African giraffe presented to the emperor of China in the fifteenth century, Rumford has created a fascinating fict...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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