Once upon a camel / Kathi Appelt ; pictures by Eric Rohmann.
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TextPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 322 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
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- 9781534406438
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- 9781534406445
- 1534406441
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | APPELT KATHI | Available | 33111010600431 | ||||
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | APPELT KATHI | Available | 33111009860103 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"A delight to the senses." -- Kirkus Reviews
Perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan , this exquisite middle grade novel from Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows a creaky old camel out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert--filled with over a dozen illustrations by Caldecott winner Eric Rohmann.
Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She's won camel races for the royal Pasha of Smyrna, crossed treacherous oceans to new land, led army missions with her best camel friend by her side, and outsmarted a far too pompous mountain lion.
But those stories were from before . Now, Zada wanders the desert as the last camel in Texas. She's not, however, alone. Two tiny kestrel chicks are nestled in the fluff of fur between her ears--kee-killy-keeing for their missing parents--and a dust storm the size of a mountain is taking Zada on one more grand adventure. And it could lead to this achy old camel's most brilliant story yet.
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
Ages 8-12. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm. She shares stories of the adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 6.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #512793.