Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; with photographs by Peter Greste.
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TextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 x 28 cmISBN: 0439927802Other title: Owen and MzeeSubject(s): Hippopotamus -- Behavior -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature | Aldabra tortoise -- Behavior -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature | Social behavior in animals -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature | Hippopotamus | Aldabra tortoise | Animals -- BehaviorDDC classification: 599.63/5139 LOC classification: QL737.U57 | H38 2006Awards: Kennebec Valley Book Award list, 2007-2008.Summary: After his entire pod is lost in the Southeast Asian tsunami of 2004, a baby hippo (Owne) is rescued, taken to a refuge and befriended by a giant tortoise (Mzee).
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | E (Browse shelf) | 18 | Available | 15932 |
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"This book has been adapted from the original e-book, Owen and Mzee, which was first launched on the WNBC New York Five O'Clock News as part of the Tribeca Film Festival"-- T.p. verso.
See also the related children's book: Mama by Jeanette Winter.
After his entire pod is lost in the Southeast Asian tsunami of 2004, a baby hippo (Owne) is rescued, taken to a refuge and befriended by a giant tortoise (Mzee).
Adult 920 Lexile.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.4 0.5 105794.
Kennebec Valley Book Award list, 2007-2008.
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