Farm Friends

Juliet, Nearly a Vet #3

by Rebecca Johnson

Books for children - new animal series for eight year olds to ten year olds by Rebecca Johnson, with gorgeous illustrations by local illustrator Kyla May. It's Spring and all the animals on Maisy's farm are having babies. Maisy says I can stay for a whole week and help out. There are chicks and ducklings hatching, orphan lambs to feed, and I can't wait for Bella to have her calf. So many exciting adventures for a trainee vet!

Look out for other books in the series.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2013

About the author

Rebecca Johnson is an Australian author, part-time science teacher and mother of two.

Published by Penguin, her latest series, Juliet - Nearly a Vet has received a large number of excellent reviews (see reviews) as well as individual books in the series being twice nominated for the CBCA younger readers section, winner of the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature and nominated for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. This series will soon be published in Norwegian, Czech, Slovak and Portuguese.

Her best selling Steve Parish Story Book series of page-turning adventures, featuring Australian wildlife, has sold more than 3 million copies. Each book is also beautifully accompanied by full-colour photographs by award-winning photographer Steve Parish.

Rebecca also has an Insect Series published by Pascal Press with strong links to the Australian Curriculum, presenting facts and scientific knowledge in a fiction format with stunning photographs. This series won the 2014 Whitley Award for Best Educational Series.

Rebecca received the 2010 Peter Doherty Award for Excellence in Science Teaching.

Reviews

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a perfect little book for children! Juliet is nearly a Vet, very much like her mother who is a vet. She and Chelse go to stay on the farm with Maise Brown. Spring is a great time as all of the babies are being born. In fact, a mommy sheep has had triplets... and Juliet is going to get to feed one!

A great read for 8 to 10-year-olds, a good read to book for smaller children. There are some illustrations, but this is not a picture book.

5 stars

Happy Reading!

[Mabel Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Juliet is having five whole days with her friend at the farm. They save a chick from almost drowning. Bella the cow was stuck in the mud but they saved her and ten minutes later she had a calf and they named her Juliet too!

[Cathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all the facts in the book I have a vet diary

[Carina Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the baby animals!!

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable plot with a climactic ending

[̶L̶̶i̶̶l̶a̶̶h̶ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pinnacle of my childhood

[Danielle (Arabbitinwonderland) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Juliet nearly a Vet is a really nice read for younger readers.

It is well written and easy to read, nice illustrations every so often, I liked the characters and I think the book was informative enough for young readers.

[Michaela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Malá je nadšená aj 3. dielom. :) Ďakujeme, Barbi Lienková za požičanie knižky!

[Sharon Joseph]

good !!!!!!