Product Description

This is the true story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen and a giant tortoise named Mzee. In December 2004 a frightened young hippo, separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, adopted an 130-year-old tortoise as his "mother." And the tortoise remarkably accepted the baby hippo as his own. Owen and Mzee are now inseparable and their story has captured hearts everywhere. With bold photographs from the original book and new simple, sweet text, Owen and Mzee is perfect for young children and families.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48444 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 12 pages

Customer Reviews

the sweetest book
My little guy just loves this book. When he was 5 months old this was the only book he would let me read him and he still loves it at a 1 1/2.

Superb!
I first bought the Owen and Mzee books for my twin granddaughters, and was so enchanted with them that I almost kept them for myself! I have now purchased a second set for the children's section of our town's new library. Every child should have these books, they are that good!

Unfortunate visual quality
Knowing that board book publishing is big business right now might go a long way to explain why this book has such poor quality graphics. This looks as though it was thrown together quickly to make a few dollars before the interest in Owen and Mzee evaporates. This is unfortunate because the book's length and sweet, simple text make the story accessible to very young children who would enjoy the real life tale of friendship and affection.