Puzzole che puzzano! Il mondo di Calpurna

You older readers may remember Callie Tate from her Newbery-honored novel The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, but in Skunked, she and her little brother Travis are introduced to the early reader crowd with all the humor and heart of the first story and a considerably thinner book spine. Plus really gor Leggi tutto

Early chapter books are NOT easy to write well and my hat is off to Jacqueline Kelly for this terrific start to a series for young readers. The entire package is excellent from the appealing cover to the interior book design with dark well-spaced text and plenty of white space. The illustrations are Leggi tutto

I'm a huge fan of the original Calpurnia stories, so I was leery of this spin-off for younger readers, but it is delightful. Skunked remains true to the spirit of the older stories while being age-appropriate for the format. Kelly provides an intelligent heroine interested in science as a role model Leggi tutto

Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet is a new series for younger readers. This first book tells of Calpurnia and her younger brother Travis' misadventures with baby skunks. Travis has big heart when it comes to animals, but lacks common sense. Case in point, he brings the skunks to school because one is sick. M Leggi tutto

Calpurnia and her brother, Travis, have a relationship in which they care for one another and like each other, so when one gets into a scrape, the other helps them out. The plot is funny, there is great foreshadowing, no one gets hurts, and, in the end, their parents never find out what really happe Leggi tutto

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2022: a Book with the name of a board game in the title. ( Skunked! ) I enjoyed reading this book and completely understand why Travis has the heart of gold wanting to help any animal he thinks needs it. I am looking forward to reading more books of this series and learning Leggi tutto

I like the book 📕 because Calpurnia Tate is a girl 👧 vet 🧑🏻‍⚕️who helped the skunks🦨.