Books About Hippos - Nonfiction

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Why is it that virtually every book written about hippopotamuses falls into the category of juvenile literature? Oh, well, here they are, listed alphabetically by title.

• Rod Theodorou, Carole Telford and Trevor Dunton, Heavy and Light, Animal Opposites Series (Rigby Education, 1996)
  Compares the habitat, feeding patterns, and behavior of the hippopotamus and hummingbird as determined by their physical attributes.

• Caroline Arnold, Hippo (Mulberry Books, 1989) Presents the characteristics and habits of hippopotamuses in the wild and of a family of hippos at the San Francisco Zoo.

• Mary Hoffman, Hippo, Animals in the Wild Series (Steck-Vaughn Co., 1992) Describes the life cycle and natural environment of the hippopotamus with emphasis on its struggle for survival.

• Therese Pouyanne, The Hippo (Rourke Publishing Group, 1983) Describes the natural environment, physical characteristics, and behavior of the hippopotamus, which lives in and around the rivers and lakes of Africa.

• Sally Banks, Hippopotamus, Our Wildlife World Series (Grolier, 1990)
  (No description available)

• Lynn M. Stone, Hippopotamus, Lynn M. Stone African Animal Discovery Library Series (Rourke Corporation, Inc., 1990) Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the hippopotamus.

• Christine Denis-Huot and Michel Denis-Huot, The Hippopotamus (Charlesbridge Publishing, 1994) Explores the family life and challenges of survival that face hippopotamuses.

• Carl R. Green, The Hippopotamus, Wildlife, Habits and Habitat Series (Crestwood House, 1988)
  Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, lifestyle, and natural environment of the hippopotamus.

• Giovanna Montegazza, The Hippopotamus (Boyds Mills Press, 1992)
  Provides basic information about the life and behavior of hippopotamuses.

• Winifred Rosen Casey, The Hippopotamus Book (Golden Press, 1975) Presents the folklore, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of the hippopotamus.

• Beth Wagner Brust, Hippos, Zoobooks Series (Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1993) Describes the two different types of hippos, how they swim, what they eat, and how they live in herds.

• Marianne Johnston, Hippos, Giant Animals Series (Rosen Publishing Group, 1996)
  Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the hippopotamus.

• Jenny Markert, Hippos (Childs World, 1993)
  Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and habits of the hippopotamus.

• Miriam Schlein, Hippos, Jane Goodall's Animal World Series (Atheneum, 1989)
  Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, reproduction, and life cycle of the hippo.

• Sally M. Walker, Hippos (Carolrhoda Books, 1997) An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the common and the pygmy hippopotamus.

• S. Keith Eltringham, The Hippos: Natural History and Conservation (London: Academic Press, 1999) A comprehensive review of hippopotamus biology and ecology. Both the larger common hippo and the smaller pygmy hippo are described.

• Edmund Lindop, Hubert the Traveling Hippopotamus (Little, Brown and Co., 1961) The true story of the famous hippo that wandered nearly two thousand miles through South Africa in the late 1920s.

• Bradley Smith, The Life of the Hippopotamus (London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1972) Presents the characteristics and habits of hippopotamuses in the wild.

• Douglas Little, Ten Little Known Facts about Hippopotamuses (Houghton Mifflin, 1995)
  Fun and interesting facts about the hippopotamus and an assortment of other unusual wild animals.

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