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    The Boy Who Was Followed Home

    Margaret Mahy

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    Robert is delighted when a hippopotamus follows him home from school one day.

    The next day he is followed by four hippos, then nine, and eventually his yard is crowded with hippos - and that is just the beginning!

    A captivating tale where an everyday trip becomes a magical experience. From award-winning author Margaret Mahy and bestselling illustrator Steve Kellogg.

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    Margaret Mahy

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    Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.

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