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Once upon a camel / Kathi Appelt ; illustrated by Eric Rohmann.
In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm, sharing adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm. -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534406438
- ISBN: 1534406433
- ISBN: 9781534406445
- ISBN: 1534406441
- Physical Description: 322 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date, and paging may vary. "A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Mark Twain Readers Award nominee 2023-2024 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | 820L Lexile. Ages 8-12. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 820L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 6 512793. |
| Awards Note: | Mark Twain Readers Award nominee 2023-2024 |
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| Genre: | Animal fiction. Historical fiction. Mark Twain Nominees. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Public Library | Int Appelt (Mark Twain) (Text) | 32017000081990 | Intermediate Books | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
Once upon a Camel
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Summary
Once upon a Camel
"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.
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