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…
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…
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Owen & Mzee