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How to Clean a Hippopotomus: &#160;A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships &#160;with Robin Page <br> These fascinating stories from the natural world will easily interest young people, many of whom will want to move on from the appended notes about each featured critter to more in-depth titles that further explain the mysteries of animal symbiosis. -- Booklist, starred review <p>Jenkins, Steve Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember. <p> This [Monkey] takes the cheesy appeal of the dangerous-animals hook and makes it thoughtful and inventive without robbing it of its melodramatic charm. . . Crisp and clean detail particularly distinguishes this batch of Jenkins' cut-out-collages, laid out with sharp edges against the white backgrounds, so the soft painterly striations and fibrous mottling stand out all the more. -- The Bulletin <br> Down, Down, Down One of 8 Notable Children's Books of 2009 <p> Through a magical use of cut paper, Jenkins takes thes

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How to Clean a Hippopotomus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships with Robin Page <br> These fascinating stories from the natural world will easily interest young people, many of whom will want to move on from the appended notes about each featured critter to more in-depth titles that further explain the mysteries of animal symbiosis. -- Booklist, starred review <p>Jenkins, Steve Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember. <p> This [Monkey] takes the cheesy appeal of the dangerous-animals hook and makes it thoughtful and inventive without robbing it of its melodramatic charm. . . Crisp and clean detail particularly distinguishes this batch of Jenkins' cut-out-collages, laid out with sharp edges against the white backgrounds, so the soft painterly striations and fibrous mottling stand out all the more. -- The Bulletin <br> Down, Down, Down One of 8 Notable Children's Books of 2009<p> Through a magical use of cut paper, Jenkins takes the r

These will be an effective way to introduce animal habits and to link them to human behavior, and they may elicit audience interest in further discussion and exploration. Bulletin

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Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have collaborated on many books, including the Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? and the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Move! Steve, Robin, and their three children eat, bathe, and sleep in Boulder, Colorado. Visit them at Steve's website at www.stevejenkinsbooks.com.

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