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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
Ages 3–7 · 1994
Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1957
The Unhappy Hippopotamus
By Nancy Moore, Edward Leight (Illustrator)
A hippo seeks happiness, leaving her river for a new home.
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Bookroo's summary
Harriet the hippo has lost her smile. In search of joy, she leaves her river behind to start anew in a proper house. Will this change bring back her happiness, or is there more to discover about what truly makes her smile? Join Harriet on her journey to find out if a new environment can rekindle her lost glee.
From the publisher
Miss Harriet Hippopotamus isn’t happy and in the midst of this melancholy, she’s “completely and entirely and altogether” forgotten how to smile. In an effort to find her glee again, she leaves her river home and moves into a proper house.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
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The fine print
Book details
Publication
- Published
- June 1, 1957
- First published
- January 1, 1957
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780814903681
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