Hippopotamuses in Illustrated Song

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: May 21, 2024

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I do adore the Hippopotamus.  Luckily, there’s lots of fun songs to celebrate this amazing creature.

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SONGS ABOUT HIPPOPOTAMI

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The Hippopotamus Song
Words by Michael Flanders
Music by Donald Swann and Michael Flanders
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
ISBN: 0-316-28557-9
This book features printed sheet music

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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Words and Music by John Rox
Illustrations by Bruce Whatley

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SONGS THAT MENTION HIPPOPOTAMI

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“If I were asked to sing in Hippopotamus I’d say “Whynotamous?” And I would!”
Talk to the Animals
Words and Music by Leslie Bricusse
From the Movie DOCTORE DOLITTLE
Book Assembled by ELEG for SBWE

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Eloise is attending a conference and I tagged along to Ocean City, MD. The boardwalk is standard touristy fare, but one section had a huge room full of antique children’s carnival rides, including a large and small carousel, a tiny ferris wheel, tea cups, and animal character trash cans. This hippo trash can appeals to two of my life’s activities: Project PUT: Pick Up Trash and Sing Books with Emily!

I LOVE TRASH, an Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/i-love-trash-an-illustrated-song/

HIPPOPOTAMUS SONG, an Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/hippopotamus-song-a-singable-picture-book-by-the-writing-team-of-flanders-swann/

I I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS, an Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/a-little-more-history-about-gayla-peevey-mathilda-the-hippo-and-i-want-a-hippopotamus-for-christmas/

‪Project PUT: Pick Up Trash
🌍🌎🌲🌏🌳♻️🚮🗑🚯
Every little PUT counts
ProjectPUT.org
@ProjectPUT (Facebook & Twitter)
@projectput_pickuptrash (Instagram)
#ProjectPUTPickUpTrash
#TrashTag
#DontLitter
#ThereIsNoPlanetB
#DemandEcoFriendlyPackaging
#StopSingleUsePlastic
#DontBeASchmuck
#giveahootdontpollute
#dontpasstrash
#nonewplastic

Fix what you break
Replace what you take
Clean up the mess you make

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HIPPOPOTAMUSES IN ILLUSTRATED SONG
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/hippopotamuses-in-illustrated-song/

 

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