Owen & Mzee
Subtitle: the true story of a remarkable friendship
By: told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste.
Contributors: Hatkoff, Craig.; Kahumbu, P.; Greste, Peter, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
ISBN-13: 9780439927802
Subjects: Hippopotamus -- Behavior -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.; Aldabra tortoise -- Behavior -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.; Social behavior in animals -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.; Hippopotamus -- Behavior -- Kenya.; Aldabra tortoise -- Behavior -- Kenya.; Social behavior in animals -- Kenya.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: 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.