The Resource Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship, told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste
Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship, told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste
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The item Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship, told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast.
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Note
- "This book has been adapted from the original e-book, Owen and Mzee, which was first launched on the WNBC New York Five O'Clock News as part of the Tribeca Film Festival"--T.p. verso
- Isbn
- 9780439899598
- Label
- Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship
- Title
- Owen & Mzee
- Title remainder
- the true story of a remarkable friendship
- Statement of responsibility
- told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste
- Title variation
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- Owen & Mzee :
- Owen and Mzee
- Subject
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- trueNature
- trueAnimal rescue
- trueTidal waves
- trueSurvival
- trueAnimals
- Nonfiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueHippopotamus -- Biography
- trueAldabra tortoise -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- trueFriendship
- trueAnimal welfare
- trueKenya
- trueAbandoned animals
- trueGrowing up -- Relationships | Friendship
- trueToleration
- trueAdoptive parents
- trueParenting
- trueCompanionship
- trueAnimal books -- General
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueMothers -- Death
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Provides the true story of the strong relationship between Mzee, the 130-year-old tortoise, and Owen, the orphaned baby hippo rescued from the tsunami floods, that has developed between this unlikely pair through their special form of communication of soft sounds and gestures
- Award
- Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey), Children's Nonfiction, 2010.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 145527
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 599.635139
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 980
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 0
- 4
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship, told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste
- Note
- "This book has been adapted from the original e-book, Owen and Mzee, which was first launched on the WNBC New York Five O'Clock News as part of the Tribeca Film Festival"--T.p. verso
- Dimensions
- 25 x 28 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780439899598
- Lccn
- 2005021341
- Other physical details
- col. ill.. maps
- System control number
- (Sirsi) a397039
- Label
- Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship, told by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu ; photographs by Peter Greste
- Note
- "This book has been adapted from the original e-book, Owen and Mzee, which was first launched on the WNBC New York Five O'Clock News as part of the Tribeca Film Festival"--T.p. verso
- Dimensions
- 25 x 28 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780439899598
- Lccn
- 2005021341
- Other physical details
- col. ill.. maps
- System control number
- (Sirsi) a397039
Subject
- trueAbandoned animals
- trueAdoptive parents
- trueAldabra tortoise -- Biography
- trueAnimal books -- General
- trueAnimal rescue
- trueAnimal welfare
- trueAnimals
- trueBiographies
- trueCompanionship
- trueFriendship
- trueGrowing up -- Relationships | Friendship
- trueHippopotamus -- Biography
- trueKenya
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMothers -- Death
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueNature
- Nonfiction
- trueParenting
- trueSurvival
- trueTidal waves
- trueToleration
Genre
- trueAnimal books
- trueBiographies
- trueBiography
- trueGrowing up
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2007
- trueE.B. White Read-Aloud Awards: Picture Book
- trueFlicker Tale Children's Book Award (North Dakota): Non-Fiction Books
- trueGarden State Children's Book Awards (New Jersey): Children's Nonfiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Children's Books: 2006
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