Hatkoff, Isabella  <br/><br/>
Owen & Mzee:   the true story of a remarkable friendship 
Isabella Hatkoff , Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu 
 - 1. ed. 
 - New York:  Scholastic,  2006. 
 - 40 p.:  ill. 
<br/><br/> The story of "Owen and Mzee" is based on a real-life friendship between an orphaned baby hippo named Owen and a 130-year-old giant tortoise named Mzee. After being separated from his herd by a tsunami in 2004, Owen was taken to a sanctuary in Kenya, where he bonded with Mzee, who adopted him as his own mother. Their unlikely bond made them world famous, inspiring books, a musical, and messages of hope about the power of friendship. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780439927802 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Non-Fiction<br/>Children's Literature<br/>Friendship<br/>Wild animals
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>028.5