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Ivy takes care

Brokenhearted when her best friend departs for the summer, Ivy spends her own summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest, sharing her season of discovery with a stubborn pony, a mischievous puppy, and a scarred racehorse.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wells, Rosemary
Other Authors:	LaMarche, Jim (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Animals > Juvenile fiction. Southwest, New > Juvenile fiction. Pet sitting > Juvenile fiction. Horses > Juvenile fiction. Puppies > Juvenile fiction. Dogs > Juvenile fiction. Summer > Juvenile fiction. Nevada > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction. > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Brokenhearted when her best friend departs for the summer, Ivy spends her own summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest, sharing her season of discovery with a stubborn pony, a mischievous puppy, and a scarred racehorse.
Physical Description:	199 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	9780763653521 0763653527
Author Notes:	Rosemary Wells was born in New York City on January 29, 1943. She studied at the Museum School in Boston. Without her degree, she left school at the age of 19 to get married. She began her career in publishing, working as an art editor and designer first at Allyn and Bacon and later at Macmillan Publishing. She is an author and illustrator of over 60 books for children and young adults. Her first book was an illustrated edition of Gilbert and Sullivan's I Have a Song to Sing-O. Her other works include Martha's Birthday, The Fog Comes on Little Pig Feet, Unfortunately Harriet, Mary on Horseback, and Timothy Goes to School. She also created the characters of Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko, which are featured in some of her books. She has won numerous awards including a Children's Book Council Award for Noisy Nora in 1974, the Edgar Allan Poe award for two young adult books, Through the Looking Glass and When No One Was Looking, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Shy Charles. (Bowker Author Biography)