Cover of Owen and Mzee

Owen and Mzee

by Isabella and Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, Craig Hatkoff et al.

2006 40 pages eng

Friendship, juvenile literature Turtles, juvenile literature Kenya Children: Preschool Social behavior in animals Hippopotamus Quakers Animals, habits and behavior Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction Turtles Africa Mammals Juvenile Animal behavior Behavior JUVENILE NONFICTION Animals Friendship Juvenile literature

The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the elderly tortoise …

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