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Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship  Cover Image Book Book

Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship / told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste.

Hatkoff, Isabella. (Author). Hatkoff, Craig. (Added Author). Kahumbu, Paula. (Added Author). Greste, Peter, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The true story of best friends Owen, a hippopotamus, and Mzee, a tortoise.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780439927802
  • ISBN: 0439927803
  • ISBN: 0439829739
  • ISBN: 9780439829731
  • ISBN: 043995116X
  • ISBN: 9780439951166
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This book has been adapted from the original e-book, Owen and Mzee, which was first launched on the WNBC New York Five O'Clock News as part of the Tribeca Film Festival"--T.p. verso.
Target Audience Note:
AD920L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.4 0.5 105794.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5 0.5 105794.
Awards Note:
American Library Association Notables (2007); School Library Journal Starred Review (2006); Publishers Weekly Best Books (2006); Publishers Weekly Starred Review (2006); American Booksellers Association Book Sense Children's Picks (Summer 2006).
Subject: Hippopotamus > Behavior > Kenya > Juvenile literature.
Aldabra tortoise > Behavior > Kenya > Juvenile literature.
Social behavior in animals > Kenya > Juvenile literature.
Kenya.
Genre: Juvenile works.

Available copies

  • 44 of 45 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Festus Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Festus Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 45 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Festus Public Library J 599.63 Hatkoff (Text) 32017000053156 Junior Nonfiction Available -


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