Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship

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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.

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ISBN:

9780439829731

9780439851138

9780779170203

9780439927802

Publisher:

New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2005.

New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2006.

Toronto, ON : Scholastic, 2008.

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Library	Call Number	Type	Item Barcode	Status
Searching... George P. Nicholson	599.63 HAT	Book	31004000095740	Searching... Unknown
Searching... George P. Nicholson	TR 599.63 HAT	Teacher resource	31004000272653	Searching... Unknown

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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.