Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship (Hardcover)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * American Booksellers Association Book of the Year
The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130 year old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was orphaned after the December 2004 tsunami, to everyone's amazement the elderly tortoise adopted him. Now they are inseparable.
"'Remarkable' seems too tame a word for this memorable book about a friendship between two wild creatures." -- Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"This touching story of the power of surprising friendship to mitigate the experience of loss is full of heart and hope." -- School Library Journal, starred review