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Best Friends2007

The True Story of Owen and Mzee (All Aboard Science Reader)

Roberta Edwards

About this book

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.

Details

First published
2007
OL Work ID
OL2993037W

Subjects

Social behavior in animalsTurtlesAnecdotesJuvenile literatureHippopotamusTurtles, juvenile literatureHippopotamus, juvenile literatureHippopotamuses

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