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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
A tall blonde herself, ABC correspondent Sherr became fascinated with giraffes during a 1973 trip to Africa. Subsequent visits fueled her interest and led to this book, a felicitous blend of history, biology and anthropology that starts in prehistoric times and runs to the present. Nearly half of the book consists of giraffe-related quotations from travelers, historians, scientists, hunters and others. We learn that there are nine subspecies of giraffes (they can interbreed); that the giraffe is highly sociable; that its chief predators are lions and hyenas. Sherr describes the giraffe's remarkable physiology and its gentle nature. She tells stories of some famous giraffes, including Daisy Rothschild, a pet raised by a family in Kenya, and the giraffe kept in a Florentine zoo in the late 15th century by Lorenzo de Medici. With so much popular literature devoted to lions, elephants and apes, it's about time someone has written a modern paean to the giraffe--and such a graceful one, too. Color illustrations throughout.
From Library Journal
Sherr was an ABC correspondent when she visited Africa in 1973 and fell in love with the liquid eyes and long lashes of the giraffe. She characterizes her book as a "cultural history" of these animals and provides more literary and anecdotal information than scientific fact. Full-color illustrations are liberally used to illustrate key points in the text. Sherr looks at how the giraffe acquired both its name and its extravagant neck, what it must be like to "grow up giraffe," and famous giraffes. Most pages contain at least one quotation from early travelers to Africa or present-day conservationists. A little bit fact, a little bit fiction, this work is an amusing look at a popular species. Readers will acquire a new appreciation for the physical adaptations of this seeming aberration of nature. Recommended for larger natural history collections or communities located near zoological gardens.?Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L, Wis.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
A tall blonde herself, ABC correspondent Sherr became fascinated with giraffes during a 1973 trip to Africa. Subsequent visits fueled her interest and led to this book, a felicitous blend of history, biology and anthropology that starts in prehistoric times and runs to the present. Nearly half of the book consists of giraffe-related quotations from travelers, historians, scientists, hunters and others. We learn that there are nine subspecies of giraffes (they can interbreed); that the giraffe is highly sociable; that its chief predators are lions and hyenas. Sherr describes the giraffe's remarkable physiology and its gentle nature. She tells stories of some famous giraffes, including Daisy Rothschild, a pet raised by a family in Kenya, and the giraffe kept in a Florentine zoo in the late 15th century by Lorenzo de Medici. With so much popular literature devoted to lions, elephants and apes, it's about time someone has written a modern paean to the giraffe--and such a graceful one, too. Color illustrations throughout.
Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Sherr was an ABC correspondent when she visited Africa in 1973 and fell in love with the liquid eyes and long lashes of the giraffe. She characterizes her book as a "cultural history" of these animals and provides more literary and anecdotal information than scientific fact. Full-color illustrations are liberally used to illustrate key points in the text. Sherr looks at how the giraffe acquired both its name and its extravagant neck, what it must be like to "grow up giraffe," and famous giraffes. Most pages contain at least one quotation from early travelers to Africa or present-day conservationists. A little bit fact, a little bit fiction, this work is an amusing look at a popular species. Readers will acquire a new appreciation for the physical adaptations of this seeming aberration of nature. Recommended for larger natural history collections or communities located near zoological gardens.?Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L, Wis.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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