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There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake

Australia
film

Hazel Edwards wrote the award winning “Hippo” book with the help of her children. Featuring Deborah Niland’s colourful and lively illustrati..

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Here's Humphrey

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Why can't hippos climb trees?

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Stories at school = Alastair's elephant and nine other stories at school

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Snail mail

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Looking at animals: pigs and hippos

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Animals and Pam

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The Party

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Zoo animals in rhyme

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Miffy at the zoo

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An Interview with May Gibbs

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Washing time at the zoo

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