A Mama for Owen (Hardcover)
by Marion Dane Bauer and John Butler
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Overview
A heartwarming tale based on a true story. Owen, a baby hippo orphaned by the 2004 tsunami, arrives at a Kenyan nature preserve where relief workers hope to match him with a new mother. But Owen chooses his own RmotherS--a 130-year-old male tortoise named Mzee, who comforts Owen like no one else can. Full color.
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- ISBN-13: 9780689857874
- ISBN-10: 068985787X
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Date: March 2007
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 3-6








