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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation. Includes general information about hippos as a species.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 540L
Language
English
Description
The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good employee, whether he's a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
None of her jungle friends can find Hilda Hippo a quieter, less disruptive replacement for dancing, her favorite hobby, until Water Buffalo suggests an activity that allows Hilda to express her dance creativity in a new way.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On January 24, 2017, Fiona the hippo was born at the Cincinnati Zoo, six weeks before her due date. She weighed only 29 pounds, which is very small for a Nile hippo. She was too weak to stand and nurse from her mother, so Fiona received around-the-clock attention from the zoo's animal care staff, dubbed "Team Fiona", and even from nurses at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The whole world watched as Fiona learned to eat, walk, and swim. Her challenges...
Author
Series
Little Hippo stories volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
Little Hippo loves to pretend that he's all grown up. And playing doctor with all the other animals in the savannah is an excellent game until he tries to examine a ferocious lion.
7) Musical Max
Author
Language
English
Description
The peace and quiet following Max's decision to put his instruments away drives the neighbors just as crazy as his constant practicing did.
10) River of teeth
Author
Series
River of teeth volume 1
Language
English
Description
In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary...
11) Taste of marrow
Author
Series
River of teeth volume 2
Language
English
Description
"A few months ago, Winslow Houndstooth put together the damnedest crew of outlaws, assassins, cons, and saboteurs on either side of the Harriet for a history-changing caper. Together they conspired to blow the dam that choked the Mississippi and funnel the hordes of feral hippos contained within downriver, to finally give America back its greatest waterway. Songs are sung of their exploits, many with a haunting refrain: "And not a soul escaped alive."...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Description
A young giraffe who is afraid of heights meets a monkey who is afraid of climbing trees and a hippo who is afraid of going in the water. Together they meet a crocodile who helps them overcome those fears.
13) Baby hippos
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
230L
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to baby hippos through simple, predictable text and related photos"--
15) Hippopotamuses
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to hippopotamuses. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Hiccups: Fun Stories is four hilarious adventures in one exciting comic book, making a collection as brisk and silly as a bout of hiccups. Readers of all ages will earn merit badges in space with Luna Destiny and the Moon Berets, solve ridiculous mysteries in the old west with Sheriff Rattatan, rescue marvels of nature with Hip and Popo, and practice magic in middle school with Luz and Sato.
17) Bella wishes
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Lots of fun with Bella who dances everywhere.
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