New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1973) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which discusses the way of life of giraffes, their herd structure, spot patterns, and their environment in Africa, as well as a chapter on the opaki, their only living relative. Illustrated with unique black and white cut-outs by Ugo Mochi, each cut from a single sheet of paper with a knife, which combine design, action and three-dimensional form (MacClintock said it was his illustrations which inspired this book) New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book Award Winner. An association copy INSCRIBED on the title page by MacClintock to scientist and author Jacqueline Schoneward, "with love and fond memories of our days together at the Academy" (that is, the California Academy of Sciences) and dated in the year of publication Map, glossary, suggestions for further reading, index. x, 134 pp. ISBN: 0-684132397.