Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, and Peter Greste
In the midst of the great devastation following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in December... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2006
Word Count 2,314
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 920L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 105794, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Aldabra tortoise
- Hippopotamus--Behavior--Kenya--Juvenile literature
- Social behavior in animals--Kenya--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Hippopotamus
- Aldabra tortoise--Behavior--Kenya--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians
- Behavior
- Social behavior in animals
- Kenya
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About the Authors 4
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Commended, 2007
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
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