Giraffes Can't Dance.Andreae, Giles GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE. Il. by Guy Parker-Rees. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-439-28719-7. New York: Orchard Books, 2001. Unp. $15.95. Gerald is a giraffe giraffe, African ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis, living in open savanna S of the Sahara. The tallest of animals, giraffes browse in treetops at heights inaccessible to other leaf-eaters. A male may be 18 ft (5.5 m) from hoof to crown. with a long neck, gangly gan·gly adj. gan·gli·er, gan·gli·est Gangling. [Alteration of gangling.] Adj. 1. legs, and a tender heart. Although he desperately wants to join the big jungle dance, Gerald finds that he is long on legs, but short on confidence and coordination. His tangos are terrible, his reels are rotten, and his waltzes are worse! Gerald becomes the object of ridicule and finds himself feeling embarrassed and alone. Just when he is feeling most down, however, he meets an encouraging new friend. Before long, Gerald is moving with grace and joyful exuberance as he learns about the dancer that was inside him all along. This charming, modern-day fable conveys important messages about kindness, acceptance, and finding the beauty within. Ages 4-8. Reviewed by Patricia A. Crawford, University of Central Florida “UCF” redirects here. For other uses, see UCF (disambiguation). UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University with the goal of providing highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy , Orlando. |
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