Best Friends

The True Story of Owen and Mzee

Illustrated by Carol Schwartz
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$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers
54 per carton
On sale May 10, 2007 | 9780448445670
Age 6-7 years
Sales rights: World

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.

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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.