Washoe County Library System

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, lifestyle, and natural environment of the hippopotamus.

Learn all about these giant animals: what they eat, why they spend so much time in the water, and how they raise their young.

Discusses the physical characteristics of the hippo, its home and family.

It looks like trouble when Fragility, a hippopotamus whose feelings are easily hurt, meets Rudy, a rude elephant, on the soccer field.

Join Duck, Hippo, and their friends as they uncover their secret valentines! Its Valentines Day, and something curious is going on. As the birds tweet their love songs, Hippo and his friends Elephant, Pig, and Turtle each receive mysterious, unsigned Valentines Day cards. Hippo wonders if his is from Duck; Elephant and Turtle think theirs are from Pig; and Pig dreams that hers is from Turtle. The cards tell the friends to come to the park at four...