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4) Veronica
Author
Language
English
Description
PICTURE STORYBOOKS. Veronica the hippopotamus lives with her large family on the cool muddy river bank, swimming in its clear waters. But she is not happy. She dreams of becoming a conspicuous hippopotamus, even perhaps, a famous one, noticed by everyone. So she sets off, looking for adventure. In the city she discovers that there are many confusing rules about how you can move around, where you can sleep and what you can eat, and that police stations...
6) Hippos
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
7) Hot Hippo
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1986
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[26] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates why the hippopotamus lives in water.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Did you know that there are two types of hippo: the common hippo and the pygmy hippo (which is like a common hippo but smaller)? Did you know that all hippos live in Africa? Did you know that hippos can't actually swim?--from book jacket.
9) Hippos
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and habits of the hippopotamus.
13) Hippo
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the characteristics and habits of hippopotamuses in the wild and of a family at the San Francisco Zoo.
14) Hippos
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
16) Hippos are huge!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
What's the deadliest animal in Africa? It's not the lion or the crocodile--it's the hippopotamus! Hippos have razor-sharp tusks, weigh as much as fifty men, and can run twenty-five miles per hour! Follow these hefty hulks as they glide underwater, play tug-of-war, swat balls of dung at one another, and nuzzle their young in the mud. Just don't get too close--they could chomp you in two!
Series
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Fiona, the adorable hippo who became a worldwide internet sensation. Learn how Fiona came to live at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and what this fun, fearless hippo hero loves to do!"--
19) Hippopotamuses
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of hippopotamuses, the large African mammals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why hippos live mostly in water"--
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