Picture Books: Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake

TITLE:"Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake" ISBN:9780143501404 p/b Author: Hazel Edwards   Illustrator: Deborah Niland  Publisher: Puffin Penguin Books Australia Film Adaptation: Pocket Bonfire Productions film  screened at Edinburgh Film Festival Reading: On Imparja TV, Hazel reads this book to Yamba, for the indigenous themed book program. View here. AudioBook : all Hippo stories and music   Bolinda Audio Chinese translations: Children's Publishing House of Sichuan Province

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I've got a new school bag. I put my red drink bottle and my red lunch box in my school bag. My hippopotamus is packing his school bag too.

The first day of school can be be scary, unless you have a friend. The hippo helps face all the important first-day-at-school experiences – meeting the teacher, eating lunch in the playground and making new friends.

Starting school is one of childhood's major milestones. Reading this book in the year before starting school can reassure and build confidence in children before the big day.

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Buy your own copy of Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake

Visit your local bookshop or these online retailers have copies available now - just click through on the direct link and you can purchase online:

Booktopia Australian Online Bookshop Amazon.com     Readings Bookshop Dymocks Booksellers Bookworld

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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.

Hippo Party Invitation Hippopotamus Colouring In Sheet Pin the Cake on the Hippo!

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!

Curriculum Themes and Activities Classroom Activities Recipes and Food Ideas

You can find more resources and classroom ideas for all of Hazel's Books by clicking through to the Teachers Resources Page.

How books can help when your child starts school Q & A with Hippo author

Premiers' Reading Challenges

Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake is listed as approved reading on Premiers' Reading Challenges throughout Australia:

• NSW Premier's Reading Challenge: K-2 Challenge Level
• Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge: Years Prep to 2
• South Australians Premier's Reading Challenge: Reception to Year 2
• ACT Chief Minister's Reading Challenge: Years Prep to 2

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