Hippos Are Huge!

Hippos Are Huge!
Author: Jonathan London
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1536246360

“With gorgeous mixed-media illustrations and accessible, engaging language, this picture book will spur interest in the world of hippos.” — School Library Journal (starred review) The deadliest animal in Africa isn’t 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!

Huge Hippos

Huge Hippos
Author: Ryan Nagelhout
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433994399

Hippos love to lie in the water, and they lounge for hours at a time! Through easy-to-read text and vivid full-color photographs, early readers will learn why these huge animals love to lounge as well as why they hunt at night, and just how much food can fill their big bellies! Accessible text offers facts that highlight early life science concepts for beginning readers, and makes learning about these great big animals fun and educational. A picture glossary reinforces vocabulary with colorful photographs to further enhance reading comprehension. • High-interest topic engages young readers • Strong picture-text correlation aids in comprehension • Reading level supports beginning readers • Picture glossary helps develop vocabulary skills • Comprehendible index guides readers through each book

Huge Hippos / Grandes hipopótamos

Huge Hippos / Grandes hipopótamos
Author: Ryan Nagelhout
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433994410

Hippos love to lie in the water, and they lounge for hours at a time! Through easy-to-read text and vivid full-color photographs, early readers will learn why these huge animals love to lounge as well as why they hunt at night, and just how much food can fill their big bellies! Accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish offers facts that highlight early life science concepts for beginning readers, and make learning about these great big animals fun and educational. A picture glossary reinforces words with colorful photographs to further enhance reading comprehension. • High-interest topic engages young readers • Strong picture-text correlation aids in comprehension • Reading level supports beginning readers • Picture glossary helps develop vocabulary skills • Comprehendible index guides readers through each book

Hippos

Hippos
Author: Jaclyn Jaycox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022
Genre: Hippopotamus
ISBN: 1666325740

"Hippos are one of the largest land mammals in the world! These big vegetarians prefer to spend their time in the water. Readers will enjoy learning more about hippos with exciting facts and vibrant photos"--

Hippo vs. Polar Bear

Hippo vs. Polar Bear
Author: Janey Levy
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1538219298

Hippos and polar bears are both fairly large mammals that spend much of their time in water, but is that where their similarities end? Readers of this captivating book will find out the answer to that and many more questions as they imagine these two beasts battling it out. Colorful photographs and a dynamic page layout assist with the understanding of key elementary science concepts. After reading all the facts, readers can judge this epic battle themselves and determine which animal they think would come out on top.

Here Comes Doctor Hippo

Here Comes Doctor Hippo
Author: Jonathan London
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1635926815

Little Hippo loves to pretend, and today he is playing a doctor. He tries to examine Big Hippo, Very Tall Giraffe, Giant Crocodile, Elephant, and other patients. But not everyone plays the way Doctor Hippo expected. Especially not Lion. Lion does not want to play Doctor Hippo's game. When he lets out a huge roar, the little doctor races home to find that Mama Hippo's medicine is the best of all. Jonathan London's reassuring story is perfectly matched by Gilles Eduar's warm and whimsical illustrations.

Hippos

Hippos
Author: Sally M. Walker
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822575124

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the common and pygmy hippopotamus, and describes efforts to protect these animals from poachers and other threats.

Hippos

Hippos
Author: Gareth Editorial Staff
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2004-01-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780836841183

Discusses the habitat, physical characteristics, social behavior, eating habits, and life cycle of the hippo.

The Happiest Hippo in the World

The Happiest Hippo in the World
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061578991

Alphonse, a young hippopotamus too big, green, and different to fit in, leaves the circus where his family lives and goes to New York City, where he finally finds a friend who likes him just the way he is.

Hippos

Hippos
Author: Lucy Sackett Smith
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435832809

The fun, colorful book takes a look at the river horse, known as the hippo. Your readers will learn about this massive herbivore's habitat, diet, and daily activities.