Awards
- Commended for Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Transitional Nonfiction) 2013
- Winner of Colorado Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2014
Overview
When Pippin, a fawn abandoned by her mother, cries out for help, she is found by author Isobel Springett. After carrying the tiny fawn back to her home, Isobel places Pippin next to Kate, a Great Dane who has never had puppies of her own. What follows is a remarkable and unlikely friendship. Kate successfully raises Pippin to be an independent deer, and Pippin always returns from the forest to visit her best friend. With simple text and stunning photographs, Kate and Pippin, and their one-of-a-kind friendship, come to life in an irresistible way!
Full Product Details
Author: Martin Springett ,
Isobel Springett
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Imprint: Henry Holt & Company
Dimensions:
Width: 25.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9780805094879
ISBN 10: 0805094873
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 28 February 2012
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. --School Library Journal A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. --Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. --Kirkus Reviews A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. School Library Journal A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. Kirkus Reviews A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. - School Library Journal A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. - Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. - Kirkus Reviews A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. - Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. - Kirkus Reviews
<p> A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. - School Library Journal <p> A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. - Publishers Weekly <p> The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. - Kirkus Reviews
A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. - School Library Journal A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. - Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. - Kirkus Reviews
A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. School Library Journal A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. Kirkus Reviews A fine addition to nonfiction collections and useful for themed storytimes on friendships. - School Library Journal A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. - Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. - Kirkus Reviews A sister-and-brother team document the relationship that develops between a fawn and a Great Dane, Kate. - Publishers Weekly The true story, captured in intimate photos, of an old Great Dane and an abandoned fawn. Awwww. - Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Isobel Springett is a professional photographer and equestrian who keeps several horses on her acreage on Vancouver Island. She documented the unlikely love story of Kate and Pippin for over two years. Martin Springett is Isobel's brother, an author, an illustrator, and a musician who has won many awards for his picture book illustrations. He lives in Toronto.
