An Animal's Point of View
Did you ever hit kind of a low spot while you're reading? Uninspiring books? Books you don't care if you finish? Characters that don't seem like anyone you know? Well, let me tell you, these books will shake you out of that slump and FAST. Wait till you hear... The first one is called Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt. She's written a number of children's books that you've probably loved like Once Upon a Fox or The True Blue Scouts of the Sugar Man Swamp. This new one, Once Upon a Camel? SO AWESOME. Let me tell you why. It's told by Zayda, a camel (?!!!) and you have to pay attention a bit as you read, because the book hops around in time. It starts in Texas in 1910 (Camels??? In Texas??? In 1910??? I KNOW!!!). It turns out there is a terrible sand storm coming towards Zayda. She has good friends, the kestrels that are trying to warn her about the impending storm but the kestrel pair are also hoping for a favor, can Zayda take their babies t