$64.87
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2007
Summary
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 illustr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780689857874 |
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| ISBN-10: | 068985787X |
| Author: | Marion Dane Bauer, John Butler |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2007 |
| Weight: | 517g |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 235mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Marion Dane Bauer
Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Award winner The Stuff of Stars. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
John Butler has illustrated more than forty books for children, including Little Chick, Little Bunny, A Mama for Owen, and While You Were Sleeping. He has worked for Sesame Street and Time magazine and resides in the United Kingdom.
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