Picture Books: Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake
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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 premiered at St Kilda Film Festival & 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 help reassure and build confidence in children before the big day.
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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 Club have 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.
How books can help when your child starts school Q & A with Hippo author
Chinese translations of all six picture books Children's Publishing House of Sichuan Province
Premier's Reading Challenges
Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake is listed as approved reading on Premier's 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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