Jacqueline Kelly
Counting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
- Maker / Problem-Solving
- Story / Adventure
Counting Sheep gives Callie two animal-care emergencies: a butterfly that hatches with a damaged wing and a ewe that goes into labor without the veterinarian present. Metamorphosis, injury, pregnancy, and birth matter because Callie's observations and choices determine what happens to the animals.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
- Medicine & Health
Your child will meet:
- Butterflies develop through egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages, and adult wings must function for normal flight.
- Pregnancy and birth are biological processes that can require trained veterinary assistance when complications arise.
- Animal care begins with close observation but should move to qualified help when health or birth is involved.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Quick discussion
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?
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