Hanna was a hippopotamus in the Budapest zoo.
Barb Knutson\'s charming illustrations magically evoke the faraway place and time..
This heartwarming story, based on a true incident that took place during World War II, is beautifully told by Trish Marx.
But the people of Budapest made a plan to save their beloved hippos.
There was a war going on, and the people and animals were starving.
One winter, however, it was so Cold that the river froze.
Hanna and the other hippos thrived in the warm springs which flowed from the ground.
Hanna was a hippopotamus in the Budapest zoo