| Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee Contributor(s): Edwards, Roberta (Author), Schwartz, Carol (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0448445670 ISBN-13: 9780448445670 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: After the 2004 tsunami hit Southeast Asia, a little hippo was discovered orphaned and far from home. Named Owen by his caretakers in an animal sanctuary, he soon found an unlikely best friend in a 130-year-old tortoise named Mzee. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Mammals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2006031177 |
| Series: All Aboard Science Reader: Level 1 (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 6.12" W x 8.92" (0.16 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 114918 Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, a little hippo named Owen was discovered orphaned and alone, far from home. Come read the true and heartwarming story of the animal sanctuary that provided a new home for Owen, where he found an unlikely best friend in a 130- year-old tortoise named Mzee. |