{"id":1968,"date":"2026-05-18T05:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:14:18","slug":"the-giraft-a-real-life-giraffe-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-giraft-a-real-life-giraffe-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"The GiRaft: A Real-Life Giraffe Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The GiRaft: A Real-Life Giraffe Rescue<\/em>
\nby Laurel Neme (Author) and Elisa Paganelli (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Poor Asiwa\u2014time is running out! She and seven other rare Nubian giraffes have peacefully lived on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Baringo in Kenya. But now relentless rain and rising floodwaters have turned their home into an island. Food is running out. It’s especially desperate for Asiwa as the water has stranded her away from the other giraffes. She is alone and frightened. If the giraffes aren’t rescued, this endangered breed will be one step closer to extinction.<\/p>\n

But how does one transport an almost 20-foot-tall wild animal? With a GiRaft, of course! An alliance of wildlife rangers, conservancies, and local community members work to create a flotational craft specifically to ferry the giraffes to a new home. Will Asiwa and her herd get on board?<\/p>\n

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It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/p>\n

The author, Laurel Neme, is one of my former students<\/a>.<\/em>
\nCopyright \u00a9 2026 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved. (*bookstore affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The GiRaft: A Real-Life Giraffe Rescue by Laurel Neme (Author) and Elisa Paganelli (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: Poor Asiwa\u2014time is running out! She and seven other rare Nubian giraffes have peacefully lived on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Baringo in Kenya. But now relentless rain and rising floodwaters have turned their … <\/p>\n

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