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Saving Fiona the story of the world's most famous baby hippo

Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation. Includes general information about hippos as a species.

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Main Author: Maynard, Thane (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
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Fiona > (Hippopotamus), > 2017- > Juvenile nonfiction.
Hippopotamus > Infancy > Juvenile nonfiction.
Hippopotamus > Ohio > Cincinnati > Juvenile nonfiction.
Hippopotamus > Juvenile nonfiction.
Animals > Infancy > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation. Includes general information about hippos as a species.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781328485137
1328485137
Author Notes:Thane Maynard is the director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. His aim as both an author and zoo director is to share his love for biological diversity, natural history, and wildlife conservation with people all over the world. Thane says the love people have for Fiona is unlike anything he's ever seen in forty years of work.

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