Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo

The amazing, true story of Fiona, a baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo, the team...
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Author: Thane Maynard
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo by Maynard, Thane

Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo

Dhs. 113.51

Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo

Dhs. 113.51
Author: Thane Maynard
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The amazing, true story of Fiona, a baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo, the team of scientists and caregivers who nursed her to health, and the vast community in Cincinnati and beyond who rallied around her. Includes full-color behind-the-scenes photographs throughout.

On a cold January day in 2017, nearly two months before due date, Nile hippopotamus Bibi gave her keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden a big (little) surprise--a tiny newborn hippo, no bigger than a football. The first premature hippo born and raised in captivity, baby Fiona was an underdog from the start: she couldn't nurse, she couldn't stay hydrated, and she wasn't thriving. But the staff at the zoo knew they could save her. It would take creative thinking and teamwork. They would have to study the makeup of hippo milk for the first time ever and reach out to medical colleagues, including a team at the local Children's Hospital with superior vein-finding skills, to ensure that Fiona would begin to gain weight and become healthy. When Fiona began to thrive, her star began to rise, and soon she became an internet sensation, her picture and videos garnering thousands and thousands of likes and fans on Instagram and Facebook. Now a Fiona appearance at the Zoo mimics a Beatles concert. What made this little, now big, hippo such a big hit with people all over the world? And what's in store for her and her family in the future?

Author: Thane Maynard
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 06/19/2018
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781328485137
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 195657 / Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Hippo


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/25/2018
School Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 90
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 163 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
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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