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Bird lives for adventure. He wants to swoop, soar, and explore. Giraffe is perfectly happy right where he is, thank you very much. He never worries when Bird flits off for a while. But one afternoon his friend fails to return. Giraffe has a bad feeling that something has happened to Bird. Giraffe dreads the wide world full of tangly forests, craggy mountains, and mysterious plains. But he doesn't hesitate. If Bird is in trouble, then Giraffe will find and rescue him.Rebecca Bender, the award-winning author-illustrator of Not Friends, pushes Giraffe and Bird to new heights of courage, ingenuity, and humor in Giraffe and Bird Together Again. The two unlikely companions are firmer in their friendship, but their antics are just as uproarious as ever. Readers of all ages will laugh and cheer as Giraffe and Bird discover just how far each will go for the other.
About the Author
Rebecca Bender is a well-loved author-illustrator of children's books as well as an art director and designer. Her books include Giraffe and Bird/Not Friends, Don't Laugh at Giraffe, Giraffe Meets Bird, Slug Days (illustration) , Peach Girl (illustration) , and How Do You Feel? Her awards and honors include the OLA Blue Spruce Award, a Cooperative Children's Book Center best-of-the-year choice, and a Toronto Public Library best-of-the-year selection. Rebecca graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design at the top of her class, earning the Medallion for Illustration. Rebecca lives in Burlington, Ontario, with her husband and two children.
