Elmer and the Hippos
by David McKee
This tale of tolerance and teamwork is a delight. The elephants are unhappy that some hippos are using their river, so Elmer the patchwork elephant steps in to investigate. He discovers that the hippo’s own river has dried up, meaning they have been forced to seek water elsewhere. When Elmer checks the rhino’s river he realises that it has been blocked by rocks but that if the elephants and hippos work together they can fix things. Elmer’s ingenuity saves the day and after a lot of hard work the elephants and hippos form a friendship through their teamwork.
This picturebook teaches readers about the importance of acceptance and working together and will provoke interesting classroom discussion.
Publisher: Anderson Press
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David McKee
David McKee was born and brought up in South Devon, where he went from grammar school to Plymouth Art College. Whilst still at college he started selling one-off cartoons to newspapers and on graduation, he began to contribute to such publications as Punch, the Times Education Supplement and Reader's Digest. His first book, Two Can Toucan, was published in 1964 and since then he has written and illustrated numerous children's books.
David McKee
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