A Hippo in Our Yard

By Liza Donnelly

Part of the I Like to Read series

Sally's family doubts her wild animal sightings until the zoo's escape is revealed.

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32 pages· 137 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Sally insists there's a hippo in the yard, but her family dismisses her claims. Undeterred, she feeds the hippo and discovers more animals: a tiger, koalas, and zebras. As her family remains skeptical, Sally knows the truth—escaped zoo animals are hiding in plain sight. Will her family finally believe her when they see the evidence? This delightful tale, with lively illustrations, captures the humor and surprise of Sally's adventure, inviting young readers to explore a world where imagination meets reality.

From the publisher

Sally’s family doesn’t believe her when she says there’s a hippo in the yard–but that’s not the only surprise in this Level F book for emerging readers. “I don’t think so, dear,” says her mom. So Sally just takes some lettuce to feed the hungry hippo. Dad doesn’t believe her about the tiger, and Nana won’t put down her knitting to go see the koalas in the hammock. Lively illustrations by The New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly capture the hilarity of a garage full of zebras–and the satisfying shock on everyone’s face when it turns out the zoo animals have escaped. . . . and Sally knows just where to find them! The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators–including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors–create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! For kids who’ve mastered the earlier levels, Level F readers feature longer, more varied sentences, and encourage kids to decode new multi-syllable words in addition to recognizing sight words. Stories are more complex, and the illustrations provide support and additional detail.

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