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Hi-Po the Hippo

(How the Baby Hippo Found a Home)

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Author(s):Dorothy Thomas
Illustrator(s):Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Publisher(s): Random House
Year Published: 1942
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Babies
Families
Fantasy - American
Age Range: Ages 5-7: Early Reader Books
Pages: 40

Description

When a baby hippo is left on their front lawn, Mr. and Mrs Hippo decide to keep him.

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Other Editions

How the Baby Hippo Found a Home (1942)

One morning Mr. and Mrs. Hippo find a baby in a basket by their front door. Mr. Hippo decides to keep the little boy whose name is Hi-Po.

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