If you had a giraffe and he stretched another half. A giraffe and a half is a rhyming picture book filled with humor and creative language. Skin stealer this is one of the many popular poems included in shel silversteins 1981 collection light in the attic. Shel silverstein s riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe was published the same year as his famous tale the giving tree. Boldly signed by shel silverstein on the front free endpaper. These infants can stand in half an hour and run with their mothers. We have some lovely fun giraffe printables for you to download and print for home or the classroom. The verse is sweetly upbeat, and the line drawings as always with shel silverstein speak volumes more than their spare elegance would indicate.
Cumulative rhymed text explains what might happen if you had a giraffe that stretched another half, put on a hat in which lived a rat that looked cute in a suit, and so on. From shel silverstein, the new york times bestselling creator of where the sidewalk ends and the giving tree, comes a riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations, a giraffe a nd a half will leave every reader, young and old, laughing until the very end. Learn how to write a poem about giraffe and share it. Shel silversteins riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe was published the same year as his famous tale the giving tree. Orginal poem published in mayalayam, translated by poet. A giraffe and a half, first published in 1964, is a childrens book written and illustrated by shel silverstein description edit. Hide of a leopard and hide of a deer and eyes of a baby calf, sombre and large and crystal clear, and a comical back that is almost sheer has the absurd giraffe.
I loved when my mom read it to me as a child or when i read it becuase it was always fun to see what came next. Read aloud a giraffe and a half by shel silverstein. Kids love reading it and the students of coronation school worked as a group to present it in class in 2012. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein illustrator. Buy a giraffe and a half by shel silverstein illustrator online at alibris. If there is one book you need to read to your classroom, or to your child at home, a giraffe and a half is the one. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Help him find his way through the maze to join them. Tell them it is a poem and instruct them to pay close attention to all the funny things the giraffe collects as the story goes. I was reading this aloud to a young child and we have fun together, looking at the pictures and seeing the different situations the. Take a giraffe, stretch it by another half, and add a rat in a hat and a rose on his nose and a whole lot more, and you have the makings of a madcap shel silverstein cumulative tale.
A giraffe and a half poem by shel silverstein youtube. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein scholastic. Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous thingslike glue on his shoe and a bee on his kneeonly to lose them again, one by. Shel silverstein yet again makes poetry super fun and enjoyable through a little boy and his relationship with a giraffe and how he got stretched so he is a giraffe and a half now. Finalist in the bbc new tv animators scheme 2007 broadcast as part of fao3 sketch show, bbc3 2007. I am a giraffe, with patches of color as a fur quilt, i browse on twigs of trees, i eat my fill of foliage daily, i can see way above the trees and tall buildings, i can use my long neck as weapon, i am a. Featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations, a giraffe and a half will leave every reader, young and old, laughing until the very end. A giraffe and a half poem by shel silverstein shel silversteins classic poetry book from 1964. Shel silverstein a giraffe and half best image giraffe. Show your students the cover of a giraffe and a half. Famous poems about giraffes best image giraffe in the word. This story would be a great read aloud when introducing rhyming andor poetry to young readers.
The giraffes stature can be a disadvantage as wellit is difficult and dangerous for a giraffe to drink at a water hole. The poem concludes with the speaker telling the reader if they want to share the twisting trails and wondrous worlds then one has to take the last few stepsalone. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein internet archive. We have masks to dress up, jigsaws, writing paper, lacing cards and more. A giraffe and a half by shel silversteinchildrens book. This special anniversary edition celebrates the milestone with vintage fullcolor jacket artwork. As a teacher if i wanted to teach the children rhyming, i could start the lesson off with this fun book.
Shel silverstein 1964 harper collins 5 shel silverstein lafcadio giving a giraffe and half shel silverstein 5 shel silverstein lafcadio giving giraffe and a half by shel silversteina giraffe and half by shel silversteine card a giraffe and half shel silversteinuncle shelby s a giraffe and half by silverstein shel continue reading. Both the pictures and the sayings made me laugh or smile. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein goodreads. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein, shel silverstein. Its illustrated in black and white and its quite comical to read and look at the pictures together. It goes something like its hard to write a poem on the back of a giraffe and the words are all split up to be shaped like a giraffes neck. Sometimes i would even guess what was comming next. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein is an amazing book, especially for kids. Poems about giraffe at the worlds largest poetry site. From shel silverstein, the new york times bestselling creator of where the sidewalk ends and the giving tree, comes a riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations, a giraffe and a half will leave every reader, young and old, laughing until the very end.
A crane all covered with hide and hair is the aslant giraffe, so cleverly mottled with many a square that even the jungle is unaware whether a pair or a herd are there, or possibly one giraffe, or possibly only half. Full text of a giraffe and a half by shel silverstein. A giraffe and a half is a great book for repetition and. Editions of a giraffe and a half by shel silverstein. Hoofdung air nostrilling all around you says that its safe in your homeprisonzoo. By shel silverstein a giraffe and a half hardcover. Shels first collection of poems and drawings, where the sidewalk ends, appeared in 1974. This story will engage readers with iconic pictures and a rhythmic style always guessing what will come next. A giraffe and a half by shel silverstein, hardcover. Join our free book club for 20% off every book you buy from us after the sale ends. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Here is a complete the picture puzzle for our quirky giraffe quite a tricky one. Ive never read it as a child, never heard of it before. A giraffe and a half is a great book for repetition and rhyming.
Beloved for over fifty years, this classic captures. In time for its 40th anniversary, shel silversteins a giraffe and a half now appears with a fivefoot, unfolding cardboard giraffe tape measure affixed to the inside back cover. I can tell you that it is by shel silverstein and its from where the sidewalk ends, but i cant find my copy either. Giraffe, genus giraffa, any of four species in the genus giraffa of longnecked cudchewing hoofed mammals of africa, with long legs and a coat pattern of irregular brown patches on a light background. A long lick of neck, nibbling on high staring at me with your brown bulbous eye.
Giraffe is half price in the seren january sale until 11 january. Friday poem giraffe, bryony littlefair seren books blog. Written in rhyming couplets, a giraffe and a half is the hilarious story of a little boy and his wild imagination. Nonetheless, giraffe and a half is a very beautiful and funny poem and the illustrations are lovely. Shel silversteins poem, a giraffe and a half, shows the giraffe getting into sillier and sillier situations. Beloved for over fifty years, this classic captures silversteins signature. Shel silverstein yet again makes poetry super fun and enjoyable through a little boy and his relationship with a giraffe and how he got stretched so he is a giraffe a nd a half now.