Author : Maxwell Eaton, III
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250306221
Maxwell Eaton III's The Truth About Bears is a lighthearted nonfiction picture book, filled with useful facts about bears that will make you laugh so hard you won’t even realize you’re learning something!
Author : Joan Gannij
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 11,62 MB
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1782859624
Journey to the plains and rivers of Africa in search of a hidden hippo. Lots of different African animals are introduced throughout this rhyming, hide-and-seek adventure. Hardcover edition includes endnotes with information about conservation, endangered wildlife and facts about each of the animals featured in the book.
Author : Karen Paolillo
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 15,90 MB
Release : 2014-05-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0143531530
When the threads that hold human society together unravel, the animal kingdom suffers. Karen Paolillo discovered this first-hand in Zimbabwe when she developed a close connection with thirteen hippos in their natural habitat, the Turgwe River. Her mission to save these exceptional animals after they came under threat of drought, land invasions and poachers developed into a beautiful African love story. It is also the stirring tale of how one woman faced personal and financial adversities while ensuring the survival of a family of hippos, with Bob, a three-ton bull, as their leader. With the establishment of the Turgwe Hippo Trust, Karen has triumphed as guardian of the hippos, and the animals have prospered ever since. A Hippo Love Story shares this heroic journey of a nature lover who became an ally of one of Africa's most fearsome animal species.
Author : Jonathan London
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : 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!
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Publisher : Andersen Press USA
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761364420
When hippopotamuses come to live at the elephants' river, Elmer finds out why they have come and enlists his friends to help them make things better.
Author : Moira Butterfield
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780764161483
With bright illustrations and lift-the-flap fun, this book will help you learn what animals live in what habitats.
Author : Kevin Cunningham
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 26,60 MB
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1634711807
The Better Together series presents an introductory look at some of nature's most exciting cooperative pairs. Egrets and Hippos explores the close mutualistic relationship between the two animals. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience.
Author : Diana Thistle Tremblay
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780737717457
Describes the habits and behavior of hippopotamus and relates true stories of their attacks on humans.
Author : Sarah Gailey
Publisher : Tordotcom
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250176425
In 2017 Sarah Gailey made her debut with River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, two action-packed novellas that introduced readers to an alternate America in which hippos rule the colossal swamp that was once the Mississippi River. Now readers have the chance to own both novellas in American Hippo, a single, beautiful volume. Years ago, in an America that never was, the United States government introduced herds of hippos to the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This plan failed to take into account some key facts about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. By the 1890s, the vast bayou that was once America's greatest waterway belongs to feral hippos, and Winslow Houndstooth has been contracted to take it back. To do so, he will gather a crew of the damnedest cons, outlaws, and assassins to ever ride a hippo. American Hippo is the story of their fortunes, their failures, and his revenge. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : S.K. Eltringham
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 37,63 MB
Release : 2010-01-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1408128683
Hippos are unusual in being genuinely amphibious. This has a fundamental effect on their physiology and way of life. Following a general introduction, there is a detailed description of hippo anatomy and physiology, including facts about their skin structure and physiology. Subsequent chapters are devoted to their social biology and ecology, including descriptions of their breeding and feeding ecology. Several extraordinary instances of carnivory, including an instance of cannibalism, are described. This book closes with three chapters devoted to the results of the author's survey on the distribution and abundance of the common hippo throughout Africa.
