Here Comes Firefighter Hippo

TEXT-TO-TEACHING This book is cute for students maybe in 2nd grade. I would use this book to first point out adjectives, verbs, and details. This book is filled with details, animals, and lots of imagination. Before we read the book, I would have students tell me what a detail, verb, and adjective is......more

This was a really fun book for Storytime! The narrative goes on a couple pages too long, and it would be easy to stop about 4 pages short of the ending if you had a rowdy bunch, but my kids did pretty well with this. I had them repeat the sound noises like ZOOM! and Ding-a-ling, which appeared every......more

An adorable story about a little hippo who needs help over and over — and yet still manages to save the day when he spots a fire. Lots of safari animals, which Elliot loves. We are studying about the letter F this week and Elliot LOVES firetrucks , so I basically checked out every picture book about......more

We LOVE this book. When my son and I trolled the library aisles to find books (before I started buying them at thrift stores mostly!) we found and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is now part of our library and all 3 children loved hearing it read aloud.......more

This was totally cute. My 3 stars is only because it drives me bonkers that Little Hippo got Elephant's help to put out the fire, and then at home revealed HE HAD WATER IN HIS FIRETRUCK HOSE ALL ALONG!? A silly reason, I know :P......more