An elephant glossary and Castelao’s charming, illustrated guide to elephant body language help immerse readers in Ruby’s world. The unexpected arrival of someone from Ruby’s past life on the savanna revives memories both warmly nostalgic and deeply traumatic. Ruby was born in an unspecified part of Africa, later ending up on display in the mall, where she met Ivan, Bob, and Julia. Luckily, she can confide in her Uncle Ivan, who is next door in Gorilla World, and Uncle Bob, the dog who lives nearby with human friend Julia.
She’s apprehensive about her Tuskday, a rite of passage for young elephants when she’ll give a speech in front of the rest of the herd.
In this follow-up to 2020’s The One and Only Bob, Ruby the elephant is still living at Wildworld Zoological Park and Sanctuary.
(hero rankings, most-wanted villains, meet the creators, drawing instructions) Katie appears White Madeline has brown skin, and supporting characters have a range of skin tones.Īnother surefire hit with big laughs and plenty of heart (and paws). Main conflicts in this installment are wrapped up, but there’s an enticing setup for the next book. The fears the Mousetress has developed since her recent imprisonment, as well as her altruistic passion for helping others, add depth. Young readers will relate to navigating changing friendships and laugh at talented cats such as The Cuteness, who is an expert welder. Like the first book, this entry pairs realistic issues with fun adventure, giving it wide appeal. Exacerbating matters, all of Katie’s friends become mad at her, and someone is committing evil acts while pretending to be the Mousetress. During their summer apart, Beth got a boyfriend, and Katie made new skateboarding friends. Meanwhile, school is back in session, and things are weird with her best friend, Beth. However, sending emails and writing online reviews was not what Katie had in mind. Katie deals with superhero sidekick woes and friendship drama in the second book of the Katie the Catsitter series.Īfter discovering her neighbor Madeline Lang is secretly the Mousetress, an animal rights activist misperceived by the public to be a supervillain, Katie was thrilled at the prospect of becoming her sidekick.
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