Fleming Community Library

The true story of best friends Owen, a hippopotamus, and Mzee, a tortoise.

Relates several episodes in the friendship of two hippopotamuses.

Describes the two different types of hippos, how they swim, what they eat, and how they live in herds.

Alphonse, a young hippopotamus too big, green, and different to fit in, leaves the circus where his family lives and goes to New York City, where he finally finds a friend who likes him just the way he is.

"Hoping for hippos? Take a look! They're in this Belly Button Book ! Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hippos--including one tiny baby who only says BEE BO!" --publisher's website

None of her jungle friends can find Hilda Hippo a quieter, less disruptive replacement for dancing, her favorite hobby, until Water Buffalo suggests an activity that allows Hilda to express her dance creativity in a new way.

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...

Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Boynton is back and better than ever with a completely redrawn version of her multimillion-selling board book. This whimsical and hilarious book, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, has been printed on thick board pages. Full color.

"Did you know that the hippo's skin has a sticky, pink sweat? It is a kind of natural sunblock that protects its skin from the Sun's rays. Learn these and other interesting facts in Hippo, a World Languages book."