Huberta the Hiking Hippo Author:Daphne Cox and Melissa Webb A wild hippopotamus isn't the sort of animal that you expect to become famous. Hippos much prefer quiet lives, wallowing happily with other hippos in the mud of a peaceful waterhole and never venturing far from home. But in October 1928, in South Africa, one history-making hippo gave up her quiet life and began an amazing three-year journey. ... more »It was to be a journey of frequent surprises-and not only for the hippopotamus!« less
A short, non-fiction tale of a South African hippo who gave up her quiet life and wandered through South Africa for three years! Very realistic text prompts readers to ask what is fair and concludes with a humanistic ending.