Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to hippopotamuses.

Details the life and habits of hippopotamuses.

"An American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story of the Río Magdalena, nearly one thousand miles long, the heart of Colombia. This is Gabriel García Márquez's territory--rumor has it Macondo was partly inspired by the port town of Mompox--as much as that of the Middle Eastern immigrants who run fabric stores by its banks. Following the river from its source high in the Andes to its mouth on the Caribbean...

Follows two hippos as they calmly and mindfully go about an ordinary day.

When hippopotamuses come to live at the elephants' river, Elmer finds out why they have come and enlists his friends to help them make things better.

"Large mammals communicate in many ways. Giraffes neck. Elephants wag their ears. Hippopotamuses bellow. All of these signals share specific information with other members of an animal group. Readers will also learn about how humans have decoded the language of elephants"--Provided by the publisher.