{"product_id":"9781250129451","title":"Counting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCounting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jacqueline Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe character from \u003ci\u003eThe Curious World of Calpurnia Tate\u003c\/i\u003e helps animals big and small in this second book in a chapter book series by a Newbery Honor author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Callie and Granddaddy go exploring by the river, Callie discovers a leaf covered with spots. Those spots, it turns out, are eggs, and those eggs become butterflies. One of her newly hatched butterflies has a problem, though—its wing is broken. Can Callie find a way to help this butterfly fly? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMother's prize sheep, Snow White, is pregnant and about to give birth. With Dr. Pritzker off helping a colicky horse, it falls to Callie to deliver the lamb. Callie takes the situation in hand, bringing the lamb into the world—and getting her fair due from Mother!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCounting Sheep \u003c\/i\u003eis the second book in the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series from Jacqueline Kelly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss any of Callie Vee's veterinary adventures\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #1: Skunked!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #2: Counting Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #3: Who Gives a Hoot?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkunked! Calpurnia Tate: Girl Vet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Young readers will find Cal and Travis’s exploits entertaining, humorous, and informative.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Expect a fresh crop of Calpurnia readers to simply enjoy this on its own considerable merits.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Curious World of Calpurnia Tate\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Animal lovers will revel in the abundant anecdotes about the benevolent country vet and Travis' mangy strays-some heart-wrenching, some hilarious-while learning plenty about nature . . . A warm, welcome stand-alone companion to Kelly's lauded debut.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well worth waiting for . . . Readers will flock to this sequel for the pleasure of revisiting this beloved character and her world.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Six years after debuting in Kelly's Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate\u003c\/i\u003e, the budding Texas scientist returns, as curious and charming as ever, and now preoccupied with fauna instead of flora.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate\u003c\/i\u003e is the most delightful historical novel for tweens in many, many years. …Callie's struggles to find a place in the world where she'll be encouraged in the gawky joys of intellectual curiosity are fresh, funny, and poignant today.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \"Book Bench\" section\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In her debut novel, Jacqueline Kelly brings to vivid life a boisterous small-town family at the dawn of a new century. And she especially shines in her depiction of the natural world that so intrigues Callie . . . Readers will want to crank up the A.C. before cracking the cover, though. That first chapter packs a lot of summer heat.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post on The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Each chapter of this winning . . . novel opens with a quotation from ‘On the Origin of Species'--a forbidden book that her own grandfather turns out to have hidden away. Together they study Darwin's masterpiece, leading to a revolution in Callie's ideas of what she might accomplish on her own.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250129451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654228390094,"sku":"9781250129451","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250129451","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}