A mama for Owen / by Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by John Butler.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN:- 068985787X (hc.)
- 1428732853 (BWI bdg.)
- 9780689857874 (hc.)
- 9781428732858 (BWI bdg.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Tough Topics | Bauer, Marion Dane | Available | 33111005002189 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Owen the baby hippo and his mama were best friends. They loved to play hide-and-seek on the banks of the Sabaki River in Africa. That was all before the tsunami came and washed Owen's world away.
But after the rain stops, Owen befriends Mzee, a grayish brown tortoise. He plays with him, snuggles with him, and decides he just might turn out to be his best friend and a brand-new mama.
Inspired by the tsunami of 2004, acclaimed storyteller Marion Dane Bauer and celebrated illustrator John Butler depict this heartwarming true tale of healing, adoption, and rebirth -- with splendid illustrations and oodles of love.
When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami separates a young African hippopotamus from his mother, he finds a new snuggle partner in Mzee the giant tortoise. Based on a true story.
Ages 2-6.