The Most Famous Rhinoceros

The Most Famous Rhinoceros

By Author / Illustrator

Dianne Hofmeyr, Simona Mulazzani

Genre

Animals

Age range(s)

5+

Publisher

Otter-Barry Books Ltd

ISBN

9781915659101

Format

Hardback

Published

07-09-2023

Synopsis

Princess Beatrix is excited to meet the amazing one-horned creature that has been sent as a gift to her father, the King of Portugal. Could it be a unicorn?   But the new animal is not a unicorn - it's a rhinoceros called Genda, who has travelled all the way from India, and Beatrix immediately loves him. She becomes Genda's friend and protector, and is determined to persuade her father the King that this wild creature should be returned to his jungle home.


This poignant story is inspired by the real rhinoceros depicted in 1515 by Albrecht Durer in his world-famous woodcut, which can still be seen today.

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