Owen & Mzee the language of friendship
Continues the story of the unusual friendship between Owen, a young orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year old Aldabra tortoise.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
c2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Continues the story of the unusual friendship between Owen, a young orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year old Aldabra tortoise. |
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| Item Description: | Sequel to: Owen and Mzee. |
| Physical Description: | [33] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 x 28 cm. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| ISBN: | 0439899591 (hardcover) : 9780439899598 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | Peter Greste is the photo-illustrator of the bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship was published in the spring of 2006 and became an international phenomenon. Peter is an internationally recognized photojournalist and broadcaster for the BBC. He currently lives in Mombasa, Kenya. Dr. Paula Kahumbu, co-author of the bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship, oversees Owen and Mzee's care in Mombasa, Kenya. She is an ecologist and General Manager of Lafarge Eco Systems Isabella Hatkoff is the co-author of bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship with her father, Craig Hatkoff, and ecologist Dr. Paula Kahumbu. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship was published in the spring of 2006 and became an international phenomonen. She lives in Manhattan with her family |
