Mama for Owen - (Rise and Shine) by Marion Dane Bauer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A heartwarming tale based on a true story. Owen, a baby hippo orphaned by the 2004 tsunami, arrives at a Kenyan nature preserve where relief workers hope to match him with a new mother. But Owen chooses his own RmotherS--a 130-year-old male tortoise named Mzee, who comforts Owen like no one else can. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Owen the baby hippo and his mama were best friends. They loved to play hide-and-seek on the banks of the Sabaki River in Africa. That was all before the tsunami came and washed Owen's world away. <p/> But after the rain stops, Owen befriends Mzee, a grayish brown tortoise. He plays with him, snuggles with him, and decides he just might turn out to be his best friend and a brand-new mama. <p/> Inspired by the tsunami of 2004, acclaimed storyteller Marion Dane Bauer and celebrated illustrator John Butler depict this heartwarming true tale of healing, adoption, and rebirth -- with splendid illustrations and oodles of love.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Marion Dane Bauer<b> </b>is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book <i>On My Honor </i>and the Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Award winner <i>The Stuff of Stars</i>. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com. <p/>John Butler has illustrated more than forty books for children, including<i> Little Chick</i>, <i>Little Bunny</i>, <i>A Mama for Owen</i>, and <i>While You Were Sleeping</i>. He has worked for <i>Sesame Street</i> and <i>Time </i>magazine and resides in the United Kingdom.
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