Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12

Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee

Written by Roberta Edwards

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32 pages· ~240L· AR 2 · 0.5 AR pts

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From the publisher

After the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, a little hippo named Owen was discovered orphaned and alone, far from home. Come read the true and heartwarming story of the animal sanctuary that provided a new home for Owen, where he found an unlikely best friend in a 130- year-old tortoise named Mzee.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~240L
AR book level
2
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
114918
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~H
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
January 1, 2007
Edition
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781428741140
LCCN
2006031177

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