Picture Book 11 / Elmer and the Hippos

Title	Elmer and the Hippos
Author	David McKee
Illustrator	David McKee
Publication Year	2003
Awards	N/A
Publisher	Anderson Press
ISBN	978-0-7613-6442-9
Readability Score (GLE = Grade Level Equivalent)	Lexile	550L
	DRA	16-18
	GLE	2.0
	Guided Reading	K
Genre /        Sub-Genre	Picture Book / Comedy and Humor
Theme	Helping others.
Primary Character	Elmer
Secondary Characters	Elephants and Hippos
Classroom Use	I would use this book to teach about individuality, friends and friendship.
Book Summary	Elmer is an elephant. He comes across some hippos and their pond is dried out so they ask if they can use the elephants. Elmer thinks that it is a great idea because if his pond dried out then maybe he could use the hippos. He tells all of his other friends his idea. They agree but the pond is crowded. Elmer sees that rocks are blocking the water to flow in the hippo’s pond so he tells everyone that if they all work together then they can get the water to run again. Everyone pitches in and the water is back in the hippo’s pond.