Here Comes Doctor Hippo
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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2012 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Here Comes Doctor Hippo

By Jonathan London, Gilles Eduar (Illustrator)

Part of the Little Hippo Stories series

A young hippo pretends to be a doctor and examines his animal friends.

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32 pages· 520 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Little Hippo loves playing doctor, visiting animal friends like Giraffe and Crocodile. But when Lion refuses to play and roars, Hippo's confidence is shaken. Can Mama Hippo's care restore his courage?

From the publisher

Little Hippo loves to pretend, and today he is playing a doctor. He tries to examine Big Hippo, Very Tall Giraffe, Giant Crocodile, Elephant, and other patients. But not everyone plays the way Doctor Hippo expected. Especially not Lion. Lion does not want to play Doctor Hippo’s game. When he lets out a huge roar, the little doctor races home to find that Mama Hippo’s medicine is the best of all. Jonathan London’s reassuring story is perfectly matched by Gilles Eduar’s warm and whimsical illustrations.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
520
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD490L
Themes & topics
Books about doctors and nursesBooks about imaginationBooks about imagination and playBooks about hippos and rhinosBooks about animals
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
154066
Publication
Published
September 1, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781590788516

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