Hippos Are Huge! Read and Wonder |
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Author:
| London, Jonathan |
Illustrator:
| Trueman, Matthew |
Series title: | Read and Wonder Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7636-7952-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2017 |
Publisher: | Candlewick Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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"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...
More Description "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!