By Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula Kahumbu, with photographs by Peter Greste

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction (ages 3-8), Animals
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages, Illustrated, Maps
Pub Date: March 10, 2006
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 0439829739

From the Publisher:

In the wake of the devastating 2004 tsunami, a baby hippo was left homeless. But, rescued by villagers, Owen the hippo found a new home in a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary. There he made a friend—Mzee, a 130-year-old giant tortoise. Although the two never would have been friendly in nature, you and your reader can see how inseparable they are through heartwarming and adorable pictures that prove truth is more amazing than fiction.

Told by 6-year-old author Isabelle Hatkoff and her dad, this story naturally connects with kids and teaches readers of all ages a delightful lesson about friendship.