Photographs and simple text share facts and information about hippopotamuses, describing their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, and related topics.
"A look at hippopotamuses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their large mouths, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
Bombolina, a lovely blue hippopotamus, has trouble making friends because of her unusual color, but a yellow fish teaches the animals that it is more important to focus on what they have in common, rather than their differences.
Hippo, in a bullying mood, barges his way through the jungle, but he learns a lesson about the importance of being kind when he runs afoul of a swarm of bees and his animal neighbors rush to help him.
