This is the true story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen and a giant tortoise named Mzee. In December 2004, a frightened young hippo, separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in South-East Asia, adopted a 130-year-old tortoise as his 'mother'. And the tortoise remarkably accepted the baby hippo as his own. Owen and Mzee are now inseparable and their story has captured hearts everywhere. With bold photographs from the original book and new simple, sweet text, Owen and Mzee is perfect for young children and families.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Owen And Mzee .

This book has been graded for interest at 2-5 years.

There are 12 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2007 by Scholastic Australia .

Craig Hatkoff is the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival and of Turtle Pond Publications. Both Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship are New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife and their two daughters in Manhattan.