West with giraffes
(Large Print Book)
Author
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Format
Large Print Book
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
ISBN
9781638089292, 1638089299
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Ilsley Public Library - New Materials Area | Large Print Fiction Rutledge | Checked Out | July 3, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Animal behavior -- Fiction.
Animal fiction.
Animal rescue -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Giraffe -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Road fiction.
San Diego Zoo -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
Zoo keepers -- Fiction.
Animal fiction.
Animal rescue -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Giraffe -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Road fiction.
San Diego Zoo -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
Zoo keepers -- Fiction.
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Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
487 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781638089292, 1638089299
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in the United States by Amazon Publishing, 2021" -- Title page verso.
General Note
Includes author's note and historical notes with background information (pages 475-484).
Description
"'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes . . . ' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling an unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world's first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes. Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it's too late."--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rutledge, L. (2023). West with giraffes (Center Point Large Print edition.). Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutledge, Lynda, 1950-. 2023. West With Giraffes. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutledge, Lynda, 1950-. West With Giraffes Center Point Large Print, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rutledge, Lynda. West With Giraffes Center Point Large Print edition., Center Point Large Print, 2023.
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