Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 05/10/2007
ISBN: 9780448445670
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.16lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.12w x 0.11d
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Winner
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 114918 / Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee
Reading Level: 2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5