Owen And Mzee: Owen y Mzee: La verdadera historia de una amistad increíble : (Spanish language edition of Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship) (Paperback)

from iecj

Through photograhs and simple text, readers learn about a hippopatomus and a tortoise that are brought together in an African wildlife santuary due to the devastation of the baby hippo's habitat in a tsunami. The two animals form an unexpected friendship.The book is intended for younger readers, ...

from chelsea6273

This is such a great story about the unlikely friends, Owen (a hippo) and Mzee (tortoise). The pictures are really great, as they are photos of village people who dealt with the two animals. The vocabulary is easy enough for an older elementary school child to handle (maybe no less than 3rd grade...

from michelleramos

This is a wonderful story of a baby hippopotamus who losses his entire family and pod. He is stranded on a reef in the ocean off of the coast in Africa. An entire village spends hours rescuing him. After he is rescued he is taken to a wildlife reserve and placed in a pen with a 130 year old torto...

from Pangle

This is the true story of the baby hippo, Owen, who was separated from his family during the 2004 tsunami and was rescued by villagers in Kenya. When moved to a wildlife sanctuary, he met the tortoise, Mzee, and they quickly became each other's new family. This is a great nonfiction story to shar...

from maggiereads

It was a balmy post-tsunami day when he was discovered on the coral reefs away from shore. Two feet tall and 600 pounds, he was a meager shadow of his parents and other herd members. But, where was the herd? He was mad, too. People kept crowding him and throwing nets on his back. He didn't like t...