Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt

Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt

A delight to the senses. --Kirkus Reviews

Perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, this exquisite middle grade novel from Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows a creaky old camel out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert--filled with over a dozen illustrations by Caldecott winner Eric Rohmann.

Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She's won camel races for the royal Pasha of Smyrna, crossed treacherous oceans to new land, led army missions with her best camel friend by her side, and outsmarted a far too pompous mountain lion.

But those stories were from before. Now, Zada wanders the desert as the last camel in Texas. She's not, however, alone. Two tiny kestrel chicks are nestled in the fluff of fur between her ears--kee-killy-keeing for their missing parents--and a dust storm the size of a mountain is taking Zada on one more grand adventure. And it could lead to this achy old camel's most brilliant story yet.

Kathi Appelt is the author of many novels for children and young people, including Jill McElmurry's When Otis Courted Mom, Jane Dyer's Oh My Baby, Little One, and Kathi Appelt's story collection Kissing Tennessee. Her work The Beneath was a finalist for the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor Novel. She resides in the state of Texas. http://www.kathiappelt.com

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ISBN 13	9781534406438
ISBN 10	1534406433
Title	Once Upon a Camel
Author	Kathi Appelt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Atheneum Books
Year published	2021-09-07
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.