Giraffes Can't Dance
by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too... read more
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Poetry
- Sports
- Picture Book
Year Published 2001
Word Count 482
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 54861, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
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