This charming chapter book features the beloved characters from Newbery Honor Book award-winning author Jacqueline Kelly's young readers' series,Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet.
When Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel, he brings him home and names him Fluffy. But Mother isnt so sure that Fluffy is such a great family petand neither is Thud, the cat. Will Fluffy be able to steer clear of these two and find a home in the Tate household?
Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel and brings him home in the fifth Calpurnia Tate chapter book.
Jacqueline Kellyis the author of the Newbery Honor winner
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, its sequel
The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate, and the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series, as well as
Return to the Willows. Born in New Zealand, she now lives with her husband and too many cats and dogs in Austin, Texas.
Praise forThe Curious World of Calpurnia Tate:
Six years after debuting in Kelly's Newbery Honor-winningThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, the budding Texas scientist returns, as curious and charming as ever, and now preoccupied with fauna instead of flora . . . Happily, the episodic narrative leaves the door wide open for further adventuresif we're lucky. Publishers Weekly,starred reviewonThe Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
Animal lovers will revel in the abundant anecdotes about the benevolent country vet and Travis' mangy strayssome heart-wrenching, some hilariouswhile learning plenty about nature ( from pond water up to the stars ), the deadly 1900 Galveston hurricane, and early Texas history as recounted by Callie's scholarly and beloved Granddaddy. A warm, welcome stand-alone companion to Kelly's lauded debut. Kirkus Reviews,starred reviewonThe Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
Well worth waiting for . . . Readers will flock to this sequel Booklist,
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