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Once upon a camel / Kathi Appelt ; pictures by Eric Rohmann.

Appelt, Kathi, 1954- (author.). Rohmann, Eric, (illustrator.).

Summary:
In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm. She shares stories of the adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534406438
  • ISBN: 1534406433
  • Physical Description: 322 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
Target Audience Note:
820L Lexile
Ages 8-12. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 6 6 512793
Subject: Camels > Juvenile fiction.
Kestrels > Juvenile fiction.
Animals > Infancy > Juvenile fiction.
Dust storms > Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling > Juvenile fiction.
Texas > History > 1846-1950 > Juvenile fiction.
Turkey > History > Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Animal fiction.

Available copies

  • 31 of 32 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
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Green Free Library (Wellsboro) J APP (Text) 92524846 GFWM Robinson Room Available -
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Bookplate: Plated 2021: In Memory of Gerald E. Wertman
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Summary: In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm. She shares stories of the adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.

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