Hippo! No, Rhino - Jeff Newman
Thoughtful boy solves case of mistaken identity.
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- Author:Jeff Newman
- # of pages: 32
- Publisher:Little, Brown & Co.
- Original Publication Date: 07/12/2006
- Genre: Fiction - Picture Book
- Hardcover: $15.99
- Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: 4-8
- Read Aloud: 4+
- Read Alone: 4+
- Awards:ALA Notable Children's Book
Parents need to know
Families can talk about zoos, animals, signs, hippos, rhinos, the birds on the rhino's back, and all the other details illustrated in this almost wordless book. They also might discuss the differences between hippos and rhinos. Why is the rhino feeling so frustrated? How would you feel if you were called the wrong name? What would you do about it? Why do you think no one else but the young boy noticed that the sign was wrong?
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Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Patricia Tauzer
Is it any good?
However, though the illustrations are clever and intriguing, the text is minimal. This makes it a story that most young kids will not really understand on the first reading, and the adult reader will have to add some explanation. Happily, each page offers a plethora of enjoyable detail, both subtle and not, that encourages discussion and will quickly unravel the story. And, that is half the fun.
Once kids get it, they will take off on their own. They will love acting out the part of the frustrated rhino, relate to his struggle, and especially enjoy shouting out his few rhyming objections: "Hippo ... No, Rhino!" or "Change the sign-O!" or "That's not mine-O!"
HIPPO...NO, RHINO! was named an ALA Notable book for 2007.
Other choices
Other Fun at the Zoo:
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss
Curious George Visits the Zoo by Margret Rey
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman
Another Wordless Book Told through Art:
Flotsam by David Wiesener
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