Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship / told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste.
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). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Aldabra tortoise > Behavior > Kenya > Juvenile literature. Hippopotamus > Behavior > Kenya > Juvenile literature. Social behavior in animals > Kenya > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 43 of 44 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 44 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 30229100860146 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 30229101287067 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J 599.6351 HAT (Text) | 50503011190537 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J 599.63 (Text) | 38344101178653 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | J 599.63 (Text) | 38344101310785 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | J 599.63 (Text) | 38344400089593 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | J599.635139 HAT (Text) | 0020506803947 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | J 599.63 H (Text) | 34208201497459 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 540191002226248 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 33557003163805 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Down East | J 599.63 H (Text) | 34208202206735 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | E hAT (Text) | 33436001350112 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | J599.635139 HAT (Text) | 0020506816394 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | J599.63 H (Text) | 33258005495143 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | J599.635 H (Text) | 0112514666224 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Franklinton Branch | J/599.635/Hatkoff (Text) | 72350000090916 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 31420621105355 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | J 599.63 Hat (Text) | 30308100791814 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | J 599.635 Hat (Text) | 33630003414823 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | J599.63 H (Text) | 33258005473181 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | J599.63H (Text) | 33262002775812 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 31423621055695 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | J599.635 H (Text) | 0112520886467 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 31421621060160 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 33557003163607 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 33557003163664 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mountains Branch Library | J 599.63 Hat (Text) | 38801101034954 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Norris Public Library | J 599.63 Hat (Text) | 30254100445409 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | J 599.63 Hat (Text) | 33727001679439 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | J 599.635 HATKOFF (Text) | 42756201112031 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Roseboro Public Library | J 599.63 Hat (Text) | 810291000167560 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rourk Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 31422621051605 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford County Library | J 599.63 Hat (AR) (Text) | 38801101034939 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Saluda Library | E 599 HAT (Text) | 31250200064458 | Easy Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Selma Public Library | J599.63 Hat (Text) | 38950609463866 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | J599.635 HAT (Text) | 36015001136338 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Southwest Brunswick Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 31427000203107 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Spangler Branch | J 599.635 HAT (Text) | 22281500097701 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Spindale Public Library | J 599.63 Hat (Text) | 30134100273417 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | J599.635 HAT (Text) | 36015000998159 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | J 599.63 H (Text) | 25908005083063 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Valdese Public Library | J 599.63 HAT (Text) | 33557003163813 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | J599.6351 HATKOFF (Text) | 50502200351611 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| West Asheville Library | J599.635139 HAT (Text) | 0020506804200 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/08/2025 |
