Picture Books: Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party
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TITLE:"Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party" ISBN:9780670072637 H/b ISBN 9780143502968 Paperback Puffin.com.au E-book: on Itunes. Author: Hazel Edwards Illustrator: Deborah Niland Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Awards: 2011 Notable Book: Children's Book Council Awards. Film Adaptation: Pocket Bonfire: World Premiere at St Kilda & at Edinburgh Film Festivals Chinese translations: Children's Publishing House of Sichuan Province AudioBook : all Hippo stories and music Bolinda Audio Classroom Playscript: based on paperback. |
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Birthdays are very important. Especially if the hippo shares your birthday. Shows how families can share imaginative activities.
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Buy your own copy of Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party
Visit your local bookshop or these online retailers have copies available now - just click through on the direct link and you can purchase online:
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Educational Resources for Teachers
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Hippopotamus book, Puffin have created some fun Hippo Party materials. You can visit the Puffin website or download the items here.
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The Little Big Book Clubhave also prepared a comprehensive Classroom Activity Sheet. Click here to download a copy
The Hippopotamus series can provide an imaginative and fun theme for the kindergarten, classroom and the school community as a whole. A range of resources are available for download below. Enjoy!
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You can find more resources and classroom ideas for all of Hazel's Books by clicking through to the Teachers Resources Page.
Chinese translations of all six picture books Children's Publishing House of Sichuan Province
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Imagine a book stopping traffic on the highway. It happened! Due to the real estate agent who donated this board.
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