Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu
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Author: Craig Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Paula KahumbuIllustrator: Peter Greste
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-01
ISBN: 0439829739
Number of pages: 40
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Book Reviews of Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Book Review: A Feel Good Story
Summary: 4 Stars
No doubt about it - that's what this one is...
So here's what happens.
Heavy December rains sweep Owen and his happy hippo family down the Sabaki River in Kenya and into the Indian Ocean where, much to the chagrin of the occupants of the small coastal town of Malindi, they take up residence.
Before you can say hippopotamus, the tsunami of December 26, 2004 hits, and when things come back to normal, Owen is stranded by himself on a coral reef. The villagers, originally dismayed by the hippo clan, now work with courage and persistence to save the baby's life.
After being rescued Owen is transported to Haller Park, an animal sanctuary outside of Mombasa. Here he meets Mzee (Swahili for "wise old man") a 130 year old Aldabra tortoise.
They become friends, snuggle together, and soon are found to be inseparable.
While this is all quite heart warming, the eclectic pairing left me with an odd sense of dissonance. Mzee is exceptionally ugly, and the sight of a mammal and a cold blooded reptile snuggling together seems somewhat icky.
Nevertheless I'll give it four stars. For sure this is a book that kids will enjoy. And, if I give it anything less, my nephew just might clobber me...
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