| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780439829731 | | Publisher: Scholastic Press | | Publish Date: 1/11/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 202213844 | | Item#: R5MW9L | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9.75H x 11L x 0.25T | | Pages: 40 | | Age Range: 8 to 12 |
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The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, eating, and playing together. Adorable photos e-mailed from friend to friend quickly made them worldwide celebrities. Here is a joyous reminder that in times of trouble, friendship is stronger than the differences that too often pull us apart.
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A photographic odyssey into the heartwarming kinship between a baby hippopotamus--orphaned by the catastrophic, post-Christmas 2004 tsunami--and an ancient tortoise in Kenya is told by six-year-old Isabella Hatkoff with the help of her father. Owen the hippo (named after his savior) immediately latched onto Mzee (a 130-year-old Aldabra tortoise originally from a tiny island near Madagascar) upon arrival at Haller Park in Mombosa, and the two haven't been separate since. After exploring the backgrounds of both animals, Isabella puzzles over the unique bond between the two. Accompanied by clear, crisp full-color photographs. A 2006 Publishers Weekly Book of the Year. A 2006 New York Times Notable Book.
| Praise| "Remarkable' seems too tame a word for this memorable book...The unadorned text allows the facts themselves to move readers, making clear how the improbable bond between the now inseparable mammal and reptile has helped resilient Owen recover from his traumatic ordeal." 02/13/2006 "[G]racefully told...[with] gorgeous photos...." - Sarah Ellis 05/14/2006 |
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