| 词条 | Pink Pippos of Portland |
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The Pink Pippos of Portland is a 2002 children's storybook written by Sandra Fretwell. PlotThe eponymous Pink Pippos are fictional pink, hippo-like mammals, closely related to their cousins, the African hippos. They live under the waters of Lyme Bay, Dorset, United Kingdom, where they contribute to the world-famous Chesil Beach, which extends from West-Bay to Portland Harbour. The beach forms part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.[1] A particular feature of the beach is the unusual natural phenomenon, pertaining to the carefully graded size of the pebbles from which it is composed. These pebbles are no bigger than shingle at the West Bay end, and gradually increase in size to that of a baked-potato, at its Southernmost end, on the Isle of Portland. This grading is commonly attributed to longshore drift, but is in fact a result of the diligent labours of the Pippos. Living in "pods" of three or more, along its length, they work nocturnally to grade the pebbles, and thus maintain the integrity of the beach. Without their efforts there would most certainly be extensive flooding through the beach, leading to the Isle of Portland being cut off from the mainland. ReceptionThe book was distributed "among every nursery, infant and primary school" in Devon according to Dorset Echo.[2] Bridgeport News said the book had become "a favourite" in the region.[3] A sequel was released in 2012.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/143/|title=World Heritage Committee Inscribes 31 New Sites on the World Heritage List|publisher=UNESCO|language=English|date=14 December 2001|accessdate=9 September 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Joanna |title=Page-turner is a family affair |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/1768414.Page-turner_is_a_family_affair/ |website=Dorset Echo |language=en |date=18 October 2007}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=Pupils go mad for stories of Pippos |url=https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/5381514.Pupils_go_mad_for_stories_of_Pippos/ |website=Bridport and Lyme Regis News |language=en |date=22 February 2003}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Museum 'pop-up' exhibition |website=View from Weymouth |url=https://archive.org/stream/view-from-weymouth-2012-12-19/view-from-weymouth-2012-12-19_djvu.txt |date=19 December 2012}} Further reading
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