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West With Giraffes
by Lynda Rutledge
Fun fact: I’m a former zookeeper. I like animals - a lot. So, naturally, I typically enjoy books about animals. Honestly, it’s a blessing and a curse. I can be hyper critical of them, but at the same time, I’m more susceptible to having strong emotions in relations to the drama of the story.
This book was one of the rare books that I really couldn’t/didn’t need to be hyper critical of. It was beautifully written, and right from the start the author won me over by working into the story that giraffes are endangered, and that she hopes this story helps. This is a historical fiction based on a true event. Two giraffes really did survive one of the worst hurricanes to hit the east coast while still at sea, and then survived a cross-country journey to their forever home.
While not many details on the original journey are out there, the author did a phenomenal job of filling in the gaps with a great view of what it was like in the dust bowl era, and while I’m sure the true story wasn’t quite as dramatic, it really did pull at my heartstrings. Please read this.
This book was one of the rare books that I really couldn’t/didn’t need to be hyper critical of. It was beautifully written, and right from the start the author won me over by working into the story that giraffes are endangered, and that she hopes this story helps. This is a historical fiction based on a true event. Two giraffes really did survive one of the worst hurricanes to hit the east coast while still at sea, and then survived a cross-country journey to their forever home.
While not many details on the original journey are out there, the author did a phenomenal job of filling in the gaps with a great view of what it was like in the dust bowl era, and while I’m sure the true story wasn’t quite as dramatic, it really did pull at my heartstrings. Please read this.