Copyright Date:
2018
Edition Date:
2018
Release Date:
10/02/18
Pages:
104 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-250-17719-7 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-0358-6
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-250-17719-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-0358-6
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
20 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2021)
After Ajax, Calpurnia's father's hunting dog, has an unfortunate confrontation with a porcupine and endures the pain of Dr. Pritzker removing a dozen potentially lethal quills from his muzzle, Calpurnia is certain that the dog won't be stupid enough to mess with the prickly critters again. She's wrong. His next encounter leaves him with hundreds of quills for the vet to remove. Following his instructions, Calpurnia cares for Ajax until he is out of danger. In one subplot, she discovers the rewards of helping a family in need. In another, she answers a smart-mouthed boy on the playground with an unladylike (but powerful) fist. Effectively designed for readers moving up to chapter books, this volume has wide-spaced lines, fairly short sentences, and a number of nicely composed pencil drawings. Calpurnia narrates the story, which takes place in Texas in the early 1900s. Readers new to the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet series will enjoy its well-realized historical setting, its memorable lead character, and its emphasis on her interactions with animals.
Horn Book
In this fourth book (Skunked! etc.), the Tate family's prize dog, Ajax, gets quilled twice by a porcupine. Each time, nature- and animal-loving Calpurnia acts quickly to help him, even though the quill removal is difficult and painful for her to watch. The scary situation is softened by Calpurnia's bright first-person narration. Detailed black-and-white illustrations capture both the urgency and warmth of the story.
Word Count:
8,045
Reading Level:
4.5
Interest Level:
2-5
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 4.5
/ points: 1.0
/ quiz: 194389
/ grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:4.4 /
points:5.0 /
quiz:Q73224
Lexile:
720L
In this fourth book in the illustrated Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series, a young Callie Vee tackles a conundrum involving the rambunctious family dog and some very prickly quills When the Tate family dog, Ajax, has a run-in with a porcupine, things get prickly--and dangerous--quickly. It'll take Callie's quick thinking and doctoring, along with a little help from Dr. Pritzker, to make things right. Will Ajax learn to leave other critters alone? From Jacqueline Kelly, the author of the acclaimed books, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate , comes a series for younger readers, featuring a smart and spunky heroine and the lushly imagined world of turn-of-the-century Texas. - GODWIN BOOKS - Read the whole series Skunked Counting Sheep Who Gives a Hoot? A Prickly Problem Praise for the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet series: "Animal husbandry done right for the young reader set." -- Kirkus Reviews on Counting Sheep "Expect a fresh crop of Calpurnia readers to simply enjoy this on its own considerable merits." -- The Bulletin on Skunked "This is a great progression from the Lois Lowry books and Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House' books." -- Children's Literature on Skunked "This engaging introductory chapter book contains the added benefit of introducing readers to science and nature terminology as well as a bit of Texas history. . . . Entertaining, humorous, and informative." -- School Library Journal , starred review on Skunked
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