Owen & Mzee: Language Of Friendship

Isabella Hatkoff; Craig Hatkoff And Dr. Paula Kahumbu

ISBN 10: 0439899591 / ISBN 13: 9780439899598

Published by Scholastic Press, 2007

About this Item

A children's book that depicts friendship between a tortoise and hippopotamus. Real pictures of real animals.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1684284078412

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Owen & Mzee: Language Of Friendship
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439899591
• ISBN 13: 9780439899598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Peter Greste
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The in-demand follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, OWEN & MZEE, the friendship that has touched millions around the world.

In this exciting follow-up to OWEN & MZEE, the New York Times bestselling story about an orphaned baby hippo named Owen and the 130-year-old giant turtle, Mzee, Craig Hatkoff explores the language of love, friendship, and nurturance that these two incredible creatures share with one another. This book traces their first year together, including their adorable playful ways and the unique "language" that they have developed.

About the Author

Craig Hatkoff is the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival and of Turtle Pond Publications. Both Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship are New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife and their two daughters in Manhattan.

Peter Greste is the photo-illustrator of the bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship was published in the spring of 2006 and became an international phenomenon.

Peter is an internationally recognized photojournalist and broadcaster for the BBC. He currently lives in Mombasa, Kenya.

Dr. Paula Kahumbu, co-author of the bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship, oversees Owen and Mzee's care in Mombasa, Kenya. She is an ecologist and General Manager of Lafarge Eco Systems
Isabella Hatkoff is the co-author of bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship with her father, Craig Hatkoff, and ecologist Dr. Paula Kahumbu. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship was published in the spring of 2006 and became an international phenomonen. She lives in Manhattan with her family