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Bauer, Marion Dane

A Mama for Owen

32 pp. | Simon | March, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-689-85787-4 $15.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Butler. A tsunami sweeps young hippo Owen out to sea, separating him from his mother. Washed ashore, he meets elderly tortoise Mzee, who becomes his mother substitute and friend. With this fictionalized account, readers are introduced to the true story of Owen and Mzee. The soft-hued acrylic and colored-pencil illustrations featuring smiling animals lean toward the cutesy (but not distractingly so).
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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