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...

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces hippopotamuses to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Three brief stories about two friends, George and Martha, who happen to be hippopotamuses.

Five brief episodes reveal the ups and downs of a great friendship.

What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat--Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...

Learn all about the lives and habits of baby hippos.

An illustrated version of the song about a child who wants a hippopotamus for Christmas.

Friends Hippo and Rabbit spend the day together having breakfast, playing on the swings, and waiting for a thunderstorm to end.

George and Martha, those incomparable hippos, will delight readers of all ages, in these five, funny, warm and wonderful stories. -- From back cover. Relates several episodes in the friendship of two hippopotamuses.

"When Sharko calls for a boat, Hippo pulls out a goat. He wants a pole, but Hippo gives him a pail. And instead of bait, a beet and a boot! Hippo's coat pockets seem to have everything except what Sharko asks for!"--Jacket flap.