MAMA

Set during the devastating tsunami of 2004, MAMA is the touching true story of a baby hippo that was separated from his mother when the wave hit After struggling alone for several days, the baby was rescued by Kenyan wildlife officers and brought to live in an animal refuge There, all by himself, he adopted a new mother that just happened to be a 130 year old giant male tortoise And they ve been inseparable ever since.Although MAMA takes place against the backdrop of a terrible human tragedy, at the heart of this story is a moving and original tale of adoption and of finding love and companionship in the least likely of circumstances Includes an author s note. Best Read MAMA [ Author ] Jeanette Winter [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here This is also a great non fiction picture book In fact the only words in the whole book are Mama and Baby A baby hippo loses his mama during a tsunami, but he is rescued and finds a new mama , a ...i cried when i read this book at the library a really heartfelt children s book depicting the true story of a baby hippo who is adopted by a turtle when he loses his mama this makes me want to be a motherHow can a picture book, with just two words Mama, Baby invoke such heart rending response A sweet, sweet, book, yet sad, yet hopeful My 4 year old initially thought it was funny He likes to say Mama, his favorite person in the whole world But after the 4th reading, he finally got it, burst into tears, and immediately demanded that the book never to be read again He cried in fear of what could happen to him and his Mama Probably my fault for putting emotion into the reading on each How can a picture book, with just two words Mama, Baby invoke such heart rending response A sweet, sweet, book, yet sad, yet hopeful My 4 year old initially thought it was funny He likes to say Mama, his favorite person in the whole world But after the 4th reading, he finally got it, burst into tears, and immediately demanded that the book never to be read again He cried in fear of what could happen to him and his Mama Probably my fault for putting emotion into the reading on each page My 7 yo als...I randomly picked this up from the children s collection in the library where I work I read it during my 15 minute break it took 3 minutes haha and wow it was so sweet What a sweet little story Exceptionally tragic, but the ending was just so hopefuls I love hipposThis book is based on a true story of a hippo who got separated from his mother during a tsunami and ended up bonding with a giant tortoise I loved the pictures in this book and the short, but powerful text.This is a book of few words, but with sweet illustrationsabout a baby hippo who loses his mom in a tsunami Great mentor text.Attractive visuals relate the real life journey of a baby hippo during the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean.The book Mama is about a little hippo who got separated from his mother, and family of hippos, during a storm As this little hippo searched and searched for his mother, he eventually found a turtle and became attached to him This is a great story to introduce a non fiction story to children because it is a true story Allowing the children to know that this actually happened can be a great way to show them the difference between fiction and non fiction It is a very cute story, and although it The book Mama is about a little hippo who got separated from his mother, and family of hippos, during a storm As this little hippo searched and searched for his mother, he eventually found a turtle and became attached to him This is a great story to introduce a non fiction story to children because it is a true story Allowing the children ...Mama by Jeanette Winter is another sweet story, told basically through illustrations only, except for the words mama and baby On the last page of the book is a brief synopsis of what really occurred when a baby hippo became separated from his mother when the great waves hit following the tsunami After struggling alone for several days, the baby hippo was rescued by Kenyan wildlife officers and brought to live in an animal refuge There, the baby hippo adopted a new mama , a 130 year old gia Mama by Jeanette Winter is another sweet story, told basically through illustrations only, except for the words mama and baby On the last page of the book is a brief synopsis of what really occurred when a baby hippo became separated from his mother when the great waves hit following the tsunami After struggling alone for several ...A tsunami hits a group of hippos in 2004, separating a young hippo from his mother The hippo goes throughout the story trying to find her, and ends up getting rescued from his loneliness and sorrow He soon becomes extremely attached to a very old male tortoise and refers to him as ...

• English
• 11 September 2018
Jeanette Winter
• Hardcover
• 32 pages
• 0152054952
• Jeanette Winter
• MAMA