Wise Ms Giraffe

Polly Vassilaki, Vagelis Iliopoulos

Isbn:

978-960-16-1656-8

Age Group:

5-8 years

Category:

Children's Fiction & Novels

Number of pages:

Tabs

BOOK

While all the other animals break into a cold sweat before the wild jungle beasts, Ms Giraffe doesn’t bat an eyelid; she takes life in her stride and is afraid of no one thanks to her wisdom. But where does she get that wisdom from? Well, that is her own well-kept secret, until the day a curious little monkey decides to find out…

(Level 2 - Fish: 30pp, 400 words)

AUTHOR

Polly Vassilaki

Vagelis Iliopoulos

Vagelis Iliopoulos was born in Athens in 1964. He studied Pedagogics and Theology at the University of Athens. He has been working in the primary school field since 1984. He has written numerous books for children and young adults and has received many awards. His books have been translated in several languages (Italian, German, Catalan, English, Turkish, Korean, Chinese, Serbian). He lives in Athens with his wife and two children.

ILLUSTRATOR

Lila Kalogeri

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