A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of a female giraffe from the time she is one year old until she has her first calf at five years of age.
Presents an introduction to giraffe, in simple text with illustrations, including of discussion of their physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle.
On their trip around the world, Gigi the Giraffe and Zachary the Zebra visit many places and see many things which the reader is encouraged to seek in the accompanying pictures.