Giraffes Can't Dance

Gerald is a giraffe who simply can't dance. Try as he may, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogy. Every year he dreads going to the Great Jungle Dance - until one night when he finds his own special music...

Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 09/01/2001
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780439287197
Age: Baby-Preschool

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 54861 / Giraffes Can't Dance


Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 14
Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2001 pg. 934
Publishers Weekly 09/10/2001 pg. 91
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 10 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 10 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Guy Parker-Rees is one of today's bestselling children's book illustrators. He is the illustrator of the international bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance, as well as Dinosaurumpus!, both written by Giles Andreae. Guy lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and three sons. Visit him online at guyparkerrees.com.
Giles Andreae is the author of the international bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance, as well as many other books for children. Giles lives with his wife, Victoria, and their four young children by the river in the United Kingdom.