"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.