Zeraffa Giraffa

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Ask children to imagine what it might have been like to suddenly see a giraffe in the city of Paris. Would people have seen a giraffe before? Why not? What would they think of it? Try writing a description of a giraffe, describing it to someone who has never seen one before, or to someone who has no sight. They had to sail down the River Nile, Atir looked after the giraffe who he called Zeraffa by feeding her milk so she could grow. Study of the Giraffe Given to Charles X by the Viceroy of Egypt (1827) by Nicolas Huet II, also showing the groom who would look after her for eighteen years Most French children as well as many English children will have owned a Sophie sometime in their life. Sophie is that soft, rubbery giraffe loved by teething babies. I like to believe her creation was the result of the first giraffe France ever saw. The board book story of Sophie and her five special friends with soft gentle illustrations, is a natural transition from toy to story that can be shared by mother and child at bedtime. 10. Zarafa by Michael Allin

I love this book because I have a nephew who is six months shy of five, and loves counting everything. He counts things that move, things we eat and everything in-between. He never gives up until he finishes his counting. A great book with a wonderful pull-out at the end. 4. Giraffes by Laura Marsh for National Geographic Kids Try working with the students to develop the story into a script. Consider the conversations that might accompany the different stages of the journey. Alternatively, select a section of the story to dramatize. BOOKS FOR KEEPS 5 Star review – ‘ Afairytale that just happens to be true. Each spread is a delight, a chapter in itself, with so much to read, observe and wonder at. A very special book indeed.’ read full review here The first giraffe ever to set hoof in France nearly 200 years ago, confounded everyone with its strangeness. Was it a horned camel? A tall horse? Or a spotted zebra? When I saw my first giraffe, that was my first instinct. I wanted to find out about their story. How did they get their name, the spots and their calm attitude? I loved that they lived in herds and looked after each other.Atir looked after Zeraffa the name he gave the giraffe. The journey was a happy one because there were nice views of Luxor, the Sphinx and they had nice food from the people that were kind. My favourite part of the story was at the end when the granddaughter feeds Zefaffa apples and Atir tells her stories about her home. I think this makes the giraffe happy. The journey was happy because there were nice views of Luxor and the Sphinx and the kind people gave them food for the journey.

For more information see ‘Reading the Way 2’ Report Case Study 3 and the Case Study on Symbols from our RtW research in 2015. Make tactile props to accompany the giraffe and to support retellings of the story. These might include cloaks, an amulet, a crown, flags, etc. The young Nubian giraffe was captured by Arab hunters near Sennar in Sudan and first taken by camel, then sailed by felucca on the Blue Nile to Khartoum. From there she was transported down the Nile on a specially constructed barge to Alexandria. [3] She was accompanied by three cows that provided her with 25litres of milk each day.The giraffe known today as Zarafa was one among a series of diplomatic gifts [b] exchanged between Charles X of France and the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, Mehmet Ali Pasha, to enhance their relationship.