Those Giant Giraffes

by Jan Lee Wicker, Steve Weaver (Illustrator)

Overview

18th in the children's animal series featuring 20 questions and answers about the animal along with a color photo and amusing drawing for each question and answer. An easy and informative book about giraffes for ages 5-8.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561647880
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	06/09/2015
Series:	Those Amazing Animals
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jan Lee Wicker has taught pre-kindergarten through first grade for twenty-nine years. She loves to teach children about animals and finds great joy in writing nonfiction for young children. She and her husband, Chris, live in Roanoke Rapids, NC. They have two grown sons and one grandchild, Hannah. Jan is the author of Those Big Bears, Those Delightful Dolphins, Those Excellent Eagles, Those Funny Flamingos, and Those Magical Manatees.

Table of Contents

1. How giant are giraffes? This Kordofan giraffe had better watch its step.
Why do giraffes have long tongues? This male stretches up to eat the leaves. How fast can a giraffe run? Look at the muscles at the top of this giraffe’s legs. How many different kinds of giraffes are there? Are giraffes endangered? This mother protects her calf. Why do giraffes have spots? A giraffe’s spots are like our fingerprints, no two are alike. How many horns do giraffes have? “Who’s counting?” Do giraffes live in groups? This is a herd of reticulated giraffes. What do giraffes eat? A giraffe has four stomachs just to digest its food.How do giraffes drink water? A giraffe’s neck weighs about 600 pounds. Is a giraffe kin to camels or horses? An okapi can wash its eyelids and clean its ears with its tongue. Where in the world do giraffes live? map Do males and females look alike? Giraffes don’t mate for life. How tall are giraffes? A giraffe’s legs are 6 feet tall. Do giraffes make noise? A giraffe’s teeth help them strip the leaves off of trees.How big are baby giraffes? This calf is below the protection of its mother. Do giraffes have any enemies? No wonder giraffes don’t sit down very often. Can you hand-feed giraffes? This great experience happened at Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville, North Carolina. Why are there birds on a giraffe’s neck? This red-billed oxpecker is also known as an African tickbird. Do giraffes fight? It’s hard to believe we have the same number of vertebra in our necks as a giraffe!