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In the fourth book of the Hippo Park Pals, Herbert climbs to the top of the jungle gym for the first time. Of course, he has to look where he places his feet and balance each step of the way. Step! Pull! Step! Pull! Try not to wobble! He's got it! And when Teddy (his stuffed bear) falls, Herbert imagines being a helicopter and making a heroic save!

"Herbert loves the slide! Climbing up the ladder, sitting himself down, sending Teddy down first--it's all the best part. Whether Herbert imagines sliding down into a magical underwater world or being chased up a mountain by a bear--preschoolers will love Herbert's adventures playing on the slide, and thrill to this first visit to Hippo Park. All four Hippo Park Pals mini picture books are set in the playground, where the animals play, imagine, and...

"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to parks through simple, predictable text and related photos"--

Pete the cat gets construction workers and equipment to build the coolest playground ever.

"Dos amigos y su mascota realizan un recorrido a través de laberintos creativos y coloridos para encontrar qué camino seguir entre los obstáculos que hay en cada página, todo para llegar al parque de juegos. Trepar árboles, atravesar dunas, recorrer pantanos con cocodrilos, evadir a peligrosos animales y monstruos, e incluso saltar por las nubes o deslizarse por un peligroso risco, son algunas de las aventuras que los niños deberán completar...

"One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! Based on a true story, this is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood."--Jacket.

Harry the hippo continues to play his favorite game--but luckily for his friends, it is hard to hide a hippo.

"On Ana's first day of kindergarten, the slide stood like a mountain." The other kids in her class encourage her to glide "down, down, down, to the bottom and her new friends." Young readers will relate to these elementary school children playing outside. In first grade, Ana meets Karina, who becomes her best friend. Together, they swing higher and higher as they try to kick the sky! In second grade, Ana and her friends dangle like monkeys, eat pretend...

One morning, Jonah decided to become ruler of the playground. Everyone agreed to obey his rules to play in King Jonah's kingdom . . . Everyone except for Lennox . . . because she wanted to rule the playground, too. A gloriously rendered, hilariously deadpan tale of playground politics.

On their first visit to a playground, two little chickens are afraid to play until a beaver helps them go down the slide.