Synopsis
Emily is a very unusual African giraffe. She loves turning somersaults and bending her neck into all sorts of different shapes. She is very helpful, too. She can act as postman, chessboard, even as a waterslide. When she is caught in a net, Emily goes to the big city and has many adventures.
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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
From Publishers Weekly
Emily takes maximum advantage of her unusual anatomy, turning somersaults to regale her friends, lowering her neck to serve as a diving board, and using her variegated back as a chess board. When offered a trip north she puts her talents to new uses, becoming a chimney sweep and a circus performer. Still, she is happy to return to her friends in the jungle when given passage back as a reward for rescuing a child from a high-rise fire. Although initially appealing, the concept behind this slight story quickly becomes repetitive and wears thin; unlike another transplant from the tropics, the insatiably Curious George, Emily has little personality (except for a bland, all-inclusive friendliness) and her adventures lack punch. She is depicted in watercolors that are cheery but, again, somewhat repetitive; with her wide, lash-framed eyes, Emily may be too cartoony a figure for some tastes. Ages 3-7.
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