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Title details for Saving Fiona by Thane Maynard - Available

Saving Fiona

The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo (AUDIO)

by Thane Maynard
Thane Maynard
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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 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. They had 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. She soon became an internet sensation, her pictures 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. But what made this little hippo such a big hit all over the world? And what's in store for her and her fam ily?

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  • Release date

    July 17, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666601589
      • File size: 10044 KB
      • Duration: 00:20:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1020
    • Text Difficulty: 6-8

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 25, 2018
      Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, where Fiona the hippo was born, provides a gripping behind-the-scenes look at the circumstances of her premature birth and the care given to her by zoo attendants. Readers are likely to be fascinated by the particulars of how the zoo team rallied around Fiona to ensure her survival. Crisp, engaging photographs show Fiona as she is fed formula from a bottle, kept warm, and cared for by nurses from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, who provided Fiona with a hippo IV. Maynard reflects on the role that social media played in drawing the public into Fiona’s story, as well as the lasting lesson that emerged from her enormous popularity: “Love carries the day and makes the impossible possible.” Ages 4–7.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1020
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

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