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Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship Cover Image Book

Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship / told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste.

Owen and Mzee (other title)
Hatkoff, Isabella. (Author). Greste, Peter, (illustrator.). Hatkoff, Craig. (Added Author). Kahumbu, Paula. (Added Author).

Summary:

The true story of best friends Owen, a hippopotamus, and Mzee, a tortoise.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0439829739
  • ISBN: 0439927803
  • ISBN: 043995116X
  • ISBN: 9780439829731
  • ISBN: 9780439927802
  • ISBN: 9780439951166
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

General 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.
Target Audience Note:
AD920L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.4 0.5 105794.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5 0.5 105794.
Awards Note:
American Library Association Notables (2007); School Library Journal Starred Review (2006); Publishers Weekly Best Books (2006); Publishers Weekly Starred Review (2006); American Booksellers Association Book Sense Children's Picks (Summer 2006).

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Subject: Aldabra tortoise > Behavior > Kenya > Juvenile literature.
Hippopotamus > Behavior > Kenya > Juvenile literature.
Social behavior in animals > Kenya > Juvenile literature.

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