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      Hippo-Not-Amus

      by Tony Payne
      Published
      Feb 2004
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      Pages
      32
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      About This Book

      From the best-selling illustrator of GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE, Guy Parker-Rees, comes a silly story about a young hippo trying to be everything he's not.

      Portly didn't ask to be a hippo; he was just born that way. And frankly, he's starting to find being a hippo kind of boring - standing in the water all day up to his eyeballs, eating grass - no fun at all! So he embarks on a journey to figure out just what kind of animal to be, and along the way, meets all kinds of creatures.
      As he tries to do everything they do, this heartwarming story of a youngster searching for his identity and trying to be somebody he's not will strike a chord with all readers. Repetitive, silly text and bright illustrations make HIPPO-NOT-AMUS an infectiously fun read.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Themes

      Comedy / Humor

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Picture Books

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      First Edition Feb 2004 Orchard (Scholastic) ISBN13 9780439564182 ISBN10 0439564182
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      Aug 2010 OUP Oxford ISBN10 B005OQGYWS
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      Sep 2008 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. ISBN10 B001FVJI06
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