books about: hippos     books:       Confessions (Penguin Classics)24 reviews Saint Augustine of Hippo Penguin Classics, 1961 Worthwhile even for agnostics Before reading any St. Augustine, I had formed an image of him as an intolerant puritan, almost Taliban-esque. As an agnostic, I did not at all expect to find him a sympathetic figure. The "Confessions," however, reveal a warmly human, hugely intelligent man, relating his own open-minded spiritual journey, which included way-stops at Manicheeism and neo-Platonism. Augustine formulated his ...             Hippo! No, Rhino8 reviews Jeff Newman Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006 A Work of Art! This is a beautiful picture book, richly illustrated by Newman, who lets his artwork tell the story of a rhino suffering from mistaken identity. Newman's colorful and expressive characters are not only fun, they guide the reader smoothly through his touching tale, allowing the reader to sympathize with poor rhino and cheer for the little hero who may help him. Add this book to your child's ...             Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S.31 reviews Alex Boese Harvest Books, 2006 Courtesy of Teens Read Too HIPPO EATS DWARF: A FIELD GUIDE TO HOAXES AND OTHER B.S. is hilarious! If you want something light and fun to read, then this is the book for you! And how could you not want to read a book called HIPPO EATS DWARF? As if that isn't the greatest title ever! This book is all about hoaxes that people have created or have thought up! There are some great ones in this book. They are things as ...             Hippo in the Garden: A Non-Religious Approach to Having a Conversation With God6 reviews James Ryle Charisma House, 1993 Hippo does not dissapoint! What a unique an excellent book "Hippo" is! If you have ever heard James Ryle in person, he speaks like he writes, in an amusing, simple yet profound manner. That is exactly how he comes across in this book. He tackles a very, very difficult subject with story, witt, and lots of scripture (that is very appreciated). Most of the contents of this book came as a fresh breeze of new insight. ...             Hippos Go Berserk!49 reviews Aladdin, 1996 Fun book you'll actually like reading out loud! This book is fun reading that will entertain you as well as the kid. It's quick, easy reading, but has lots of pages so that the story doesn't end right away. I baby-sat an 18-month old toddler who loves books, and I didn't mind at all reading and re-reading this one. The words flow well, and I didn't feel awkward reading aloud the way I do with some other books. I will definitely buy this ...             Augustine of Hippo: A Biography (New Edition, with an Epilogue)25 reviews Peter Brown University of California Press, 2000 Epic study of Western Christianity's towering genius Peter Brown's AUGUSTINE of HIPPO is epic study of the adventure...the spiritual-intellectual ODYSSEY...that is Life of Aurelius Augustine,Saint and uber-Father of the Christian Church in the West. Brown's peerless biography details(36chapters;437pp)a life of towering intellectual genius from birth in AD 354 in Thagaste,Province of Northern Africa SPQR ;until his death as Bishop of Hippo in AD ...             Hippo-not-amus4 reviews Tony Payne, Jan Payne Orchard, 2004 Outstanding book! We found this book in the bookstore, and my husband read it to our 2 1/2 year old who was totally enthralled by it. I have since read it myself and have just ordered it from amazon.com. It's a charming book, very well written and beautifully illustrated. The story is about a young hippo who is tired of being a hippo and wants to be something else. So he goes off and tries to be a variety of ...             Sad, Mad, Glad Hippos (Alligator Tales)1 review Jane Yolen Key Porter Books, 2008 Disappointed Jane Yolen fan Having LOVED all of the "How do dinosaurs.." series, I thought I'd give this one a try. The illustrations are, as always, beautiful. I am a little disappointed reading this to a toddler audience though. The grammar isn't proper and the page that says "Hippos Bad" isn't my favorite message, even though it follows up with time to be glad. I believe I saw that this book is targeted towards 9 - 12 ...             The Hiccuping Hippo3 reviews Keith Faulkner Dial, 2004 Simple and dazzling! I love hippos and was delighted to see this book. It's a pop-up book with tabs and flaps to keep children's interest. The illustrations are truly marvelous. It is fun to see the many friends of the hippo try to help with getting rid of hiccups. A very simple story that can lead to laughter and fun with children.             And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac Grove Press, 2008 More than sixty years ago, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac sat down inNew York City to write a novel about the summer of 1944, when one of their friends killed another in a moment of brutal and tragic bloodshed. The two authors were then at the dawn of their careers, having yet to write anything of note. Alternating chapters and narrators, Burroughs and Kerouac pieced together a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, ...             A Story For Hippo1 review Simon Puttock Scholastic Press, 2001 Wonderful resource for dealing with loss This is book is a great resource to share with children and adults that are dealing with loss. Monkey learns how he can keep the memory of Hippo alive in his heart by remembering all of their wonderful times together.             Hot Hippo (Picture Knight)3 reviews Mwenye Hadithi, Adrienne Kennaway Hodder Headline, 1986 Absolutely charming Mwenye Hadithi writes wonderful animal fables. Hippo is amongst his sweetest. I wish the book was still in hardcover! Makes an excellent read-aloud, and the watercolor illustrations are a great complement.             Hippo Goes Bananas!2 reviews Marjorie Dennis Murray Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2006 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO moaned hippo Hippo wakes up with a toothache. He spun in a circle and crashed into a tree. His friend the Cuckoo Bird sees this and thinks Hippo is going bananas. She flies off to tell Monkey.... This is cute story. What is fun is how each animal warned adds a new part to the story as he warns another. Kind of along the lines of the old telephone game where the original message gets distorted as ...             Cats, Hats and Hippos (Speaking & Listening) Ruth Thomson, Pie Corbett Chrysalis Children's Books, 2005             Seven Little Hippos Mike Thaler Aladdin, 1994             Hippos: Natural History & Conservation (Worldlife Library)1 review Glenn Feldhake Voyageur Press, 2005 Great Hippo Book If you have ever wondered about hippos or are just interested in them, this book in the Worldlife Library series is excellent. My wife and I both enjoyed the book which was an informative yet easy read. Another plus is the fabulous photography, which was done by the author himself. Just gorgeous! I would recommend this book to anyone interested in hippos, both adults and children alike.             The Hippo Hop Christine Loomis Scholastic, Inc., 1997 Fun with fanciful hippos.             There's a Hippo /Lb4 reviews Kyoko Matsuoka Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1989 My all-time favorite My father used to read this book to me and my brother before bedtime and I still remember it as my all-time favorite book (I am 28 and about to start my own family). The book encourages a child to use his/her imagination.              search for books alligator, approach, augustine, bananas, berserk, biography, boiled, classics, confessions, conservation, conversation, edition, epilogue, garden, having, hiccuping, hippo-not-amus, hippos, history, hoaxes, knight, library, listening, natural, non-religious, penguin, picture, religious, speaking, worldlife books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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