Deze serie voor jongere lezers neemt je mee naar Texas aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw. Een nieuwsgierig jong meisje ontdekt de wonderen van de natuur om haar heen, wat haar inspireert om voor de lokale wilde dieren te zorgen. De verhalen combineren op boeiende wijze humor, wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen en een vleugje geschiedenis.
Helping care for an abandoned baby skunk who has adapted well to sharing a home with humans, soft-hearted Travis is unable to resist offering help to the skunk's littermate, who proves to be less cooperative
The character from The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate helps animals big and small in this second book in a chapter book series by a Newbery Honor author. When 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? Mother'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! Counting Sheep is the second book in the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series from Jacqueline Kelly. Don't miss any of Callie Vee's veterinary adventures: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #1: Skunked! Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #2: Counting Sheep Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #3: Who Gives a Hoot?