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MAMA: a TRUE story, in which a BABY HIPPO loses his MAMA during a TSUNAMI, but finds a new home, and a new MAMA

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4 out of 5
Based on 146 Ratings and 51 Reviews

Book Description
Set during the devastating tsunami of 2004, MAMA is the touching true story of a baby hippo that was separated from his mother when the wave hit. After struggling alone for several days, the baby was rescued by Kenyan wildlife officers and brought to live in an animal refuge. There, all by himself, he adopted a new "mother"--that just happened to be a 130-year-old giant male tortoise. And they've ... More
Book Information
PublisherHarcourt Children's Books
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100152054952
ISBN-13978-0152054953
Publication Date04/01/2006
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About Jeanette Winter (Author) : Jeanette Winter is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jeanette Winter include Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa, Secret World ... more
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8/24/2009 Book Dads said:
Mama is a wonderful testament to the power of adoptive families, and a celebration of the fact that they can occur even in the animal kingdom. Because it can be understood as a picture book even by very young children, this book is a good resource for introducing the idea of adoption to children wh... more

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