Owen & Mzee: the true story of a remarkable friendship Isabella Hatkoff , Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu

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Hatkoff, Isabella [Author]

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Language: English Publication details: New York: Scholastic, 2006.Edition: 1. edDescription: 40 p.: illISBN:

9780439927802

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DDC classification:

028.5

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Livros	Canadian School of Niterói - Itacoatiara PE 3-5 - Non Fiction	Não ficção	HAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		B0433

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.

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