Goats for Christmas: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
Series
Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
by
Jacqueline Kelly
illustrated by
Jennifer L. Meyer
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Macmillan
Imprint
Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
ISBN
9781627798792
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In this charming sixth story in the illustrated Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series, Callie and Travis borrow some mischievous baby goats for Christmas.
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 neighbor, they don't know what they're in for. As it turns out, the main trouble with goats is that they'll eat just about anything. This will be one Christmas pageant Fentress won't forget!
Black-and-white illustrations.
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Details
Format
Page Count
112
Trim Size
7 4/5" x 5 1/2"
Dewey
F
AR
4.3: points 1
Genre
Fic
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
Dec 2022
Book Genres
Chapter Book
Topics
Goats. Siblings. Brothers and sisters. Family life. Christmas pageants. Neighbors. Veterinarians. Naturalists. Grandfathers.
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School Library Journal
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Library Journal
Gr 2–4—This sixth title of the "Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet" series follows Calpurnia and her brother Travis as they attempt to train baby goats to participate in the local Christmas pageant. As often happens with animals, things go awry, and Calpurnia and her brother find themselves in a scramble to prevent disaster at the pageant. Fans of prior books in the series will likely enjoy this holiday-focused installment with a spotlight on goats; however, readers not familiar with the series could easily pick this title up and be entertained. As is typical for Calpurnia Tate books, lots of interesting facts (here about goats and the natural world) are peppered throughout the fictional tale. Sometimes the vocabulary can be challenging, but context clues and illustrations will support readers just venturing into more complex language in literature. Calpurnia and her family are wholesome and likable, and her strained relationship with one of her six brothers, Lamar, will be familiar to many readers with siblings. VERDICT Whether readers are familiar with Calpurnia's previous adventures or not, this holiday story entertains and engages.—Ellen Conlin
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