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?
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In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior".
"When Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel, he brings him home and names him Fluffy. But Mother isn't so sure that Fluffy is such a great family pet -- and neither is Thud, the cat. Will Fluffy be able to steer clear of these two and find a home in the Tate household?"-- Page ...
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate learns about love from the older three of her six brothers and studies the natural world with her grandfather which leads to an important discovery.
From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
In this sequel to Kenneth Grahame's classic "The Wind in the Willows," the escapades continue for four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.
"When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it. Stinky, as Travis names him, settles in pretty well. But when Travis discovers Stinky's litter-mate, Winky, who is in need of some help, things get complicated around the Tate hou...
Kelly and Chris, the owners of Fox Creek Farm, agree to keep Snowflake, an abandoned horse, after friends Emily, Anna, and Mandy volunteer to help care for him, but when it starts to get cold, the girls try to find a way to earn money to buy a warm blanket to protect the horse wh...
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
Calpurnia and her grandfather rescue a barn owl from the river and, with the help of Dr. Pritzker, dead mice, and some detective work, nurse it back to health.
Callie and Travis need sheep for the town Christmas pageant. Travis is playing the shepherd in the Nativity scene, and what's a shepherd without his flock? Unfortunately, Fentress is low on sheep--but not on goats. When Callie and Travis decide to borrow two goats from their neig...
"In rural Texas in 1900, when a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, twelve-year-old Callie discovers a life and a vocation she desperately wants. But with societal expectations as they are, she will need all her wits and courage to realize her dre...
Calpurnia and her grandfather rescue a barn owl from the river and, with the help of Dr. Pritzker, dead mice, and some detective work, nurse it back to health.
Wendy is a down-on-her-luck girl who's hoping to turn things around for herself with a summer job in Alaska, but finds herself stranded with no money in a small Oregon town.
Callie's younger brother Travis keeps bringing home strays. And Callie has her hands full keeping the animals, Travis included, away from her mother's critical eye. When a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, Callie discovers a life and a vocation ...
Twins Delphine and Solange, a dance instructor and a music teacher, dream of big-city life; when a fair comes through their quiet port town, so does the possibility of escape.
Twins Delphine and Solange, a dance instructor and a music teacher, dream of big-city life; when a fair comes through their quiet port town, so does the possibility of escape.
"Tales of rewards and challenges experienced while studying amphibians and reptiles in nature. Written by fifty herpetologists from around the world, the stories reveal the passion these field herpetologists have for adventure, exploration, and discovery and the love they have fo...