Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Hatkoff, Isabella
Turtles/TortoisesHipposNCTE Orbis Pictus Award/Honor BookPublishers Weekly Best BookALA Notable/Best BooksKenyaMisc./OtherFloods
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AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,314
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
105794 EN
About this book
This book tells the true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-year-old giant tortoise named Mzee, who adopted each other after the December 2004 tsunami. The coauthors are Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu.