Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship
Title
:
Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship
Personal Author EPSB
:
Isabella. Hatkoff
Summary
:
Illustrated text and color photographs tell the true story of the unusual relationship between Owen, a baby hippopotamus orphaned by the tsunami, and Mzee, a 130-year-old giant tortoise.
Year Published
:
2006
Physical Description
:
40 pages.
Note
:
"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.
Subject
:
Hippopotamus -- Behavior -- Kenya.
Hippopotamuses -- Behavior.
Tortoises -- Behavior.
Animal behavior.
Friendship.
Aldabra tortoise -- Behavior -- Kenya.
Social behavior in animals.
Human behavior in animals -- Kenya.
Geographic Term
:
Kenya.
Added Author
:
Greste, Peter,
Hatkoff, Craig,
Kahumbu, P. (Paula),
Summary
:
Illustrated text and color photographs tell the true story of the unusual relationship between Owen, a baby hippopotamus orphaned by the tsunami, and Mzee, a 130-year-old giant tortoise.
ISBN
:
9780439829731
9780439851138
9780779170203
9780439927802
Publisher
:
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2005.
New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2006.
Toronto, ON : Scholastic, 2008.
©2005
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Delwood | E 599.63 | Book | 30194000078514 | Picture Books |