captivate406's review
5.0
Absolutely adorable!! My kids enjoyed this story immensely and laughed throughout.
graventy's review
2.0
I was hoping for better rhymes, ala Nanette's Baguette. Instead you get a heck of a lot of Miss and Hippopotamus, and some other rhymes that threw me off with their unexpected pronunciations. Don't really know how I feel about the teacher ignoring Liam the entire way.
I like the pictures and the overall story, but the writing let me down.
I like the pictures and the overall story, but the writing let me down.
libraryjen's review
3.0
Rhyming text describes a class trip to the safari and their search for the missing hippo. The words Miss and hippo got to be a bit much, but overall the story is fun and the kids will enjoy spotting the hippo on each page. A nice group read aloud.
nikimarion's review
4.0
Such rollicking fun! A class takes a field trip to a (free-range???) zoo, where the hippopotamus has gone mysteriously missing. The students and their unawares teacher (she's very dismissive of one student who quietly asserts--correctly--that he's found the hippo until the very end) attempt to look for it, but not quite everyone knows what a hippo looks like...
I love that the hippo is actually hiding in every spread, and the dust jacket is AMAZING. The endpapers, too, are pretty awesome.
A fantastic selection for a 4+ storytime session--sure to get the kiddos chanting "That's NOT a Hippopotamus!"
I love that the hippo is actually hiding in every spread, and the dust jacket is AMAZING. The endpapers, too, are pretty awesome.
A fantastic selection for a 4+ storytime session--sure to get the kiddos chanting "That's NOT a Hippopotamus!"
starnosedmole's review
A read-aloud in verse that would pair well with any class field trip.
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