Jasmine Green Rescues: A Duckling Called Button,New

Product DescriptionIn the second tale in a heartwarming new chapterbook series, aspiring veterinarian Jasmine Green hatches a plan to save a clutch of duck eggs.Jasmine Greens mom is a veterinarian and her dad is a farmer. She has spent her life surrounded by animals. So when she sees animals that need rescuing, she knows just what to do. While walking in the woods, Jasmine and her best friend, Tom, find a nest of orphaned duck eggs. The eggs need lots of care. Hatching them is hard work. Can Jasmine keep the eggs warm and safe? With a little love and luck, the Green family farm will have a fluffy duckling friend for life. Author Helen Peters and illustrator Ellie Snowdon return for a charming springtime visit to Oak Tree Farm. Reminiscent of James Herriot and Dick KingSmiths classic stories, yet thoroughly modern, this second book in the Jasmine Green series is perfect for animalloving readers.About the AuthorHelen Peters is the author of numerous books for young readers that feature heroic girls on farms saving the day. She grew up on an oldfashioned farm in England, surrounded by family, animals, and mud. Helen Peters lives in London.Ellie Snowdon is a childrens authorillustrator from a tiny village in South Wales. She has a masters in childrens book illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Ellie Snowdon lives in Cambridge, England.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.1Put That Down!Good girl, Truffle, said Jasmine, bending down to scratch her pig behind the ears. Good girl.Jasmine and her best friend, Tom, were walking Truffle around the edge of the biggest field on Oak Tree Farm, checking Jasmines dads flock of Southdown sheep. It was a lovely warm March morning. The sky was a beautiful pale blue, with high, fluffy clouds.The sheep were due to lamb next month, and they had to be checked twice a day to make surethey were all right. Jasmine always took Truffle with her on these walks. She had rescued the pig from another farm, as a tiny newborn runt, and nursed her back to health. Now four months old, Truffle lived happily in the orchard next to the farmhouse, but she loved to go for walks with Jasmine.That sheeps stuck, said Tom, pointing toward the bottom of the field. A ewe lay upside down, arching her back and kicking her legs in the air, trying to get onto her feet.The children walked quickly toward the sheep, Truffle trotting beside them.She must have rolled over to rub an itchy patch, said Jasmine. Shes too heavy in lamb to get up again, poor thing.When they reached the stuck sheep, Jasmine said, Sit, Truffle. Truffle sat obediently while Jasmine and Tom crouched beside the ewe.Lets get you back on your feet, Jasmine said. We dont want a fox or a badger attacking you, do we?They placed their hands under the ewes side and heaved her up. She scrambled to her feet and trotted off without a backward glance. Jasmine watched her happily. But Tom was frowning.Theres a dog over there. Down by the river.The far side of the meadow bordered the river. Trees and bushes grew along the banks. Some sheep had been grazing peacefully there, but now they started running across the field, baaing in panic.Jasmine saw a flash of brown among the bushes.Off the leash, in a field full of sheep, she said. It must be a stray. You run and get my dad. Ill stay here to chase it away if it tries to attack the ewes.Ugh, said Tom. Look. I bet its hers.A girl in purple boots and a black coat with a furtrimmed hood was walking along the public footpath that ran across the fields by the river. Somebody Jasmine and Tom knew all too well: Bella Bradley, the most annoying girl in their class.Fury surged through Jasmine. She grabbed Truffles leash and marched over to the girl.Bella Bradley! Is that your dog?Bella barely glanced at Jasmine. Duh, she said. Who elses dog would it be? I dont see anyone else around here.Well, you need to put it on a