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Hippo Days: Words and Pictures

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Hippo Days: Words and Pictures

Listen and tell what the author and the illustrator each did.

Look at the book

Your teacher reads the cover and each page. The words are what Lena wrote. The picture notes tell what Omar drew.

The front cover says:
Hippo Days
Written by Lena Brooks
Illustrated by Omar Haddad

Hippo Days

Page 1 words: Hippos are big, heavy animals. On hot days, they stay in the water. The water keeps them cool.

Page 1 picture: A hippo is in a river. Only its eyes, ears and nose are above the water.

Page 2 words: At night, hippos walk out of the water. They eat lots of grass.

Page 2 picture: A baby hippo walks close to its mother under the moon.

Who made the book?

Your teacher reads each question. Answer it.

1.
Use the word bank. Write the name that fits each blank.

The author is .
The illustrator is .

2.
What did Omar Haddad do for this book?
Question 2 options
3.
Match each part of the cover to what it tells you.

Words and pictures

Your teacher reads each question. Think about the words and the pictures.

4.
What does Omar's picture on page 1 show?
Question 4 options
5.
Did Lena's words tell it, or did Omar's pictures show it? Sort the cards.
6.
You want to know why hippos stay in the water on hot days. Where can you find out?
Question 6 options
7.
Omar wants to show what a baby hippo looks like. What does he make?
Question 7 options
8.
Tell a partner what the author did and what the illustrator did for this book.