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Payne, Tony , Payne, Jan

The Hippo-Not-Amus

32 pp. | Scholastic/Orchard | February, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-439-56418-2 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. Portly, a young hippo, is bored by sitting in water and eating grass all day. He ventures into the jungle and mimics characteristics of rhinos, bats, elephants, and giraffes. In the end, Portly returns home where the "water felt wonderful, and the boring old grass tasted better than ever." The brightly colored illustrations infuse humor into this unoriginal tale.
Reviewer: Charlotte S. Huck

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