Gloria longs to be a success on her own - not just as one of a family team. When she learns that the Savannah Games are coming to town she sneaks away from her family as they practice their amazing routine and sets off to find a sport of her own instead. Could she do the 200 metre sprint like Cheetah? Or gymnastics like Monkey? Or an 800 metre swim like crocodile?
Gloria tries hard at all of them but none of them work for her.
Meanwhile, her family needs her very special skills to complete their amazing routine! Gloria learns that using your skills to help others can be just as satisfying as performing on your own!
Gloria is from a family of synchronized swimmers. They are gifted, graceful, and even groovy, and together they ALWAYS win gold at the Artistic Swimming Championships. But Gloria dreams of a prize she doesn't have to share. So, when the Savannah Games come to town, Gloria decides to find a sport she can win all by herself!
After dabbling in sprinting, gymnastics, and swimming, it dawns on Gloria that competing solo is rather lonely. She misses her family, but is it too late for her to fill the Gloria-sized hole in their team?
Get ready for Gloria to make a splash, as this ambitious hippo learns that winning gold might not be the best prize at all.
Perfect for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, this story promotes themes of ambition and teamwork.
Marina Firth lives in Hertfordshire, UK, where she takes inspiration from the nature around her. She likes to make up animal stories about the critters that visit her allotment, from the hungry mice who munch all her strawberries, to the local snake, who thankfully keeps a distance!
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