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Owen & Mzee: Best Friends: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 0-439-92872-9
ISBN-13 978-0-439-92872-4
Board Book
Ages 0-3
12 Pages
7" x 6"

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Owen & Mzee: Best Friends: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Isabella & Craig Hatkoff,
Dr. Paula Kahumba
photographs by Peter Greste

This is the true story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen and a giant tortoise named Mzee. In December 2004 a frightened young hippo, separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, adopted an 130-year-old tortoise as his "mother." And the tortoise remarkably accepted the baby hippo as his own. Owen and Mzee are now inseparable and their story has captured hearts everywhere. With bold photographs from the original book and new simple, sweet text, Owen and Mzee: Best Friends is perfect for young children and families.



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by Isabella & Craig Hatkoff,
Dr. Paula Kahumba
photographs by Peter Greste

Owen & Mzee: Best Friends: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
From Owen & Mzee: Best Friends, copyright © 2007 by Isabella & Craig Hatkoff, Dr. Paula Kahumba. Photos copyright © 2007 by Peter Greste. All rights reserved.


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