Lamb in the Laundry (Animal Ark Series #12) [Hardcover]

Ben M. Baglio (Author), Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator)

Book Description

It's lambing time at Fordbeck Farm. Mandy and James are helping out, and when a tiny black lamb is rejected by its mother, they offer to hand-rear it. But then the lamb disappears ...can they find it before it becomes too weak to survive?

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About the Author

Lucy Daniels was born and brought up in the Yorkshire countryside, where she still lives. She has always loved animals. She is a full time writer who gained experience of writing working on Sweet Valley High, Little Sister, and Mystery Club. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Demco Media; Turtleback Books edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606199284
• ISBN-13: 978-0606199285
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,804,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Newborn Lamb..., May 27, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Lamb in the Laundry (Animal Ark Series #12) (Paperback)

The Spillers have moved into a run-down farm outside of town and are looking for a way to turn it into a working farm--a seemingly impossible task. When Mandy and James offer to help out with the lambing, they don't know what they're getting themselves into! On the hill, Mandy witnesses a newborn lamb being abandoned by its mother. As always, Mandy is determined to help the little animal. But a newborn lamb needs a lot of care--and the Spillers don't have any spare time for nursing lambs. But Mandy's not giving up. Still, as soon as she seems to have found a home for the lamb he disappears! Then little Jenny Spiller is badly injusred when an abandoned shed collapses on her, and has to be rushed to the hospital. Everyone is so glad Jenny is going to recover. But something is terribly wrong with Jenny. Until Jenny reveals a secret of her own... Now Mandy has to save the lamb...and the hospital! (The cottage hospital is going to be closed down soon--but not if Mandy's Grandma has anything to say about it! But, despite all her and Mandy's campaigning, it's not looking good for the old hospital.)
There are so many subplots in this book!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For those too young to read James Herriot, March 5, 2008

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Elizabeth A Triano "lizziewriter" (In Transition, NY (watch this space)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lamb in the Laundry (Animal Ark Series #12) (Paperback)

You can see plot summaries in the other reviews. I'll give the mom's express notes version. My children have a few of the books in this series: Kitten in the Kitchen, for example. I like them. They are well written, and the older or adult reader can see how the information is presented in stages. Characters are introduced, and then their relationships explained, and their last names given, all in a fairly graceful manner. The books have simple but realistic settings and descriptions, and palatable amounts of educational material. You can learn something from each book without feeling that you are being "taught."

I think these are sweet and engaging books for the younger independent readers. The paragraphs are generally quite short, and there are black and white illustrations. My fourth grader is reading this, and while I wish he were reading more challenging material, I do think that these books are a nice stepping stone. There is a lot of dreck in the YA market these days, but these seem good so far. I am pleased and will encourage my son to read more of them. I think that many children who really enjoy these Animal Ark books would love the James Herriot books, such as "All Things Bright and Beautiful."

If you or yours like this book, I would also recommend the old classic Billy and Blaze books by C.W. Anderson. Unfortunately a lot of the other books I remember so fondly are now too "dated" for the Nintendo set (Kipling, for example). One way that I do get him to take in some of the classics, though, is by reading them aloud at bedtime: We have read The Little Lame Prince, and are working our way through the Narnia books (although I think there is a lot of British vocabulary that he is not getting). We have also enjoyed reading a couple of the Danny Dunn books by Jay Williams. While my older son was reading Harry Potter in second grade, I think, this child enjoys more practical stories, and they can be a little harder to find. Or so it seems.

Good luck and keep reading! If you enjoyed this review, please check the box. Thank you very much.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lamb in the Laundry, March 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Lamb in the Laundry (Animal Ark Series #12) (Paperback)

A black baby sheep, the littlest of two born, was abandoned by her mom. Mandy, who lives on a farm, and James Mandy's friend, tried to get the mother to feed th black sheep. The mom ewe refused. Mandy and James brought the baby sheep back to the farm. The baby was very weak. They gave the baby warm milk and kept him warm. The baby grew stronger. It walked a few days later on its own. It took a lot of the and effort suddenly when the lamb gets healthy it then suddenly disappeared. Who took the baby lamb? And why did they take the lamb? It's a sad story and a dangerous one because after the mother refuses to take care of the little baby, the baby lamb gets sick. I think that little kids could read this book because it is so easy to read. I think Ms. Hexum should read the book to her new baby because it is about two kids saving a little black lamb. The autors's style is easy reading. The pictures do a good job of showing what each chapter is about.