Owen and Mzee

Description:

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. Here is a joyous reminder that in times of trouble, friendship is stronger than the differences that too often pull us apart.

subjects: Aldabra tortoise,  Behavior,  Hippopotamus,  Juvenile literature,  Social behavior in animals,  Preschool Picture Story Books,  Juvenile Nonfiction,  Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction,  Children: Preschool,  Animals - Mammals,  Mammals,  Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Situations / Friendship,  Animals - General,  Social Issues - Friendship,  Kenya,  Animal behavior,  Aldabra tortoises,  Hippopotamuses,  Sears,  Animals,  Friendship,  Friendship, juvenile literature,  Animals, habits and behavior,  Hippopotamus, juvenile literature,  Turtles,  Turtles, juvenile literature,  Juvenile,  Africa,  Tsunami,  Quakers,  Hippopotamidae,  Giant Tortoise

Places: Kenya