But Not the Hippopotamus
But Not the Hippopotamus

Author: Sandra Boynton

Publisher: Little Simon

Published: 2012-08-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781442454088

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A shy hippo makes a big impact in this anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton classic. A hog and a frog cavort in the bog. But not the hippopotamus. A cat and two rats are trying on hats. But not the hippopotamus. The original But Not the Hippopotamus was an instant favorite among children and parents. Now this hilarious Boynton book is back in a Special 30th Anniversary Edition, complete with its silly rhymes and humorous, charming illustrations. In this simple, playful board book, a shy hippo watches as other animals engage in social activities. Finally, the other animals invite the hippo along and, after dithering a moment, she leaps into the fun...with hilarious results. The repetitive, enjoyable rhythm, cheerful mood, and well-crafted, simple rhymes will endear this story to toddlers everywhere. This anniversary edition has an enlarged trim size and metallic ink on the cover, making this Boynton classic even more special.

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

Author: John Rox

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2005-09-27

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0060529423

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Christmas is coming, and one little girl wants nothing more than a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy. But will Santa Claus and her parents make her Christmas wish come true? As shown in his best-selling titles The Night Before Christmas and Here Comes Santa Claus, no one can portray the holidays better than Bruce Whatley; and he doesit again with I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas. The song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was written in 1950 by John Rox and became a nationwide hit in 1953 when ten-year-old Oklahoma native Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo's first hippopotamus. In December of that year the city received Matilda the hippo for Christmas.

That's Not a Hippopotamus!
That's Not a Hippopotamus!

Author: Juliette MacIver

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1927271967

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A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reaches a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam, who really might know where the hippo is hiding. That's Not a Hippopotamus is a deft and delightful tale, packed with word play and madcap energy--and with a whole different story to enjoy in the illustrations.

What Can a Hippopotamus Be?
What Can a Hippopotamus Be?

Author: Mike Thaler

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 9780819308108

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Depicts some of the things a hippopotamus can't be--cowboy, secretary, ballet dancer--and suggests something he can successfully be.

When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus
When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus

Author: Tom MacRae

Publisher: Andersen Press USA

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1467744433

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"When I woke up I was a Hippopotamus! Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head, then took one look out of the window and got straight back into bed." A little boy transforms into different creatures as his moods change throughout the day, until finally he goes a little too far and discovers his parents have transformed too!

How to Clean a Hippopotamus
How to Clean a Hippopotamus

Author: Steve Jenkins

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2010-05-03

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 0547488262

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How to Clean a Hippopotamus, a book about animal symbiosis, offers readers a close-up, step-by-step view of nature’s fascinating partnerships. Find out why a mongoose comes running when a warthog lies down, how a crab and an iguana help each other out, why ravens follow wolves, and more. Witness the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world’s most unusual animal partners in this book of curious biology, a symbiotic collaboration by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.

I Had a Hippopotamus
I Had a Hippopotamus

Author: Hector Viveros Lee

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781880000960

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An imaginative boy opens a box of animal crackers and gives his family members a hippopotamus, anaconda, rhinoceros, and other exotic animals.

The Blue Hippopotamus
The Blue Hippopotamus

Author: Phoebe Gilman

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2013-04

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1443124389

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Now in paperback - Phoebe Gilman and Joanne Fitzgerald's beautiful story about the transformative power of love. When a little hippo falls in love with an Egyptian princess, he hopes that a great magician can turn him into a human boy. Alas, even the magician can't perform such a feat! Instead, the magician turns him into a toy that the princess can playwith - a beautiful blue hippo on wheels. The princess adores her toy and takes him everywhere with her. But little girls don't play with toys forever. The princess grows up and yearns for a true love. Can the hippo make her wish come true? Based on a story by Joan Grant, The Blue Hippopotamus was Phoebe Gilman's final book. The illustrations by Joanne Fitzgerald were inspired by sketches Phoebe drew before her death in 2002. *A Governor General's Award nominee!

The Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus

Author: Stephen Fry

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0099457032

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A comic novel on an oversexed poet. He is hired to write a biography, an assignment which provides an opportunity to satisfy his sexual appetite by sleeping with all kinds of people, including his goddaughter

Where's My Hippopotamus?
Where's My Hippopotamus?

Author: Mark Alan Stamaty

Publisher: Dial

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780803797734

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When Henry's favorite pet, a hippopotamus, disappears, he follows a trail of clues hoping to find it and meets a lot of nice people along the way.