Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee

By Roberta Edwards

Book Overview

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.

Reader Level 2: Level 2 is for Progressing Readers who can read longer sentences with simple dialogue. These books offer pictures and context clues, in-depth plot development, and are available in both fiction and nonfiction books.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448445670
• ISBN13: 9780448445670
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 6 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 2