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Owen & Mzee

the True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
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Jul 05, 2018EverythingTouches rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Really heartwarming story with great pictures. Not a lot of facts. Works more as a picture book.
Aug 30, 2017
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Nov 15, 2014
When Owen, a baby hippo orphaned by the tsunami in Asia, is taken to a zoo, he is put in with a giant tortoise, and an amazing thing happened: the two became friends. Illustrated with full-page photos.
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May 27, 2014orange_dolphin_185 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A truly great book about friendship between the biggest species of tortoise and a hippo.
Jan 23, 2013angelflyer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing story of a giant tortoise, hatched from an egg and never mothered, adopting the orphaned hippo, the lone survivor of a dreadful flood. If you like it, and everyone seems to be very touched, you will want to see what happens the…
Oct 16, 2012smoky9 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really like this book because of its many pictures and that it is a totally true story
Jan 16, 2012
Such a cute story about a hippo and a tortoise who become friends. Based on a true story
Jul 14, 2011
If you like Owen & Mzee, try "Mama for Owen" by children picture book M. D. Bauer.
Jul 13, 2011Jian Feng Wang rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It's funny that Owen & Mzee play together.
Apr 02, 2009awake88 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A heart-warming story about a little baby hippo named owen who is saved after the 2004 tsunami in the indian ocean (sri lanka)and is taken to a natianal park in kenya where there meets Mzee an 130 year old tortise liveing on at the park…
Aug 14, 2006GingerKaren rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
When a baby hippo finds himself literally at sea and orphaned, a lot of people join in to help him find a good home. His fierce reaction covers his true fear - he is now alone in a world he doesn''t understand. But soon he will find…