My two-year-old son absolutely adores Elmer, the patchwork elephant and when we had to travel recently, I got him a bunch of the books in Kindle format to distract him on the plane ride. Elmer and the Hippos was a great addition to the series. It's one of the more complicated Elmer stories (there is a separate subseries for younger readers that focuses on basic themes like colors, counting, weather, etc.) and deals with the themes of sharing, helping others and overcoming prejudices. The artwork is beautiful and my son loved the story.
The Hippos' river dries up and they come to join the elephants. Although the elephants are initially unhappy about the Hippos, with Elmer's help, they elephants agree to help the Hippos and they all work together to solve the problem. Good lessons in a nice format with pretty art. An overall winner.
Barbed Wire by Elmer Kelton (CD KEL UNABRIDGED). Corduroy Mansions. How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal. ELMER AND THE HIPPOS LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Huguenot Museum 95 High Street Rochester Kent ME1 1LX 47 [email protected] www.huguenotmuseum.org INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS TAUGHT SESSION 8 Session outline: This session will use the story of Elmer and the Hippos by David McKee as a starting point to talk about.