SuitabookSelf-doubt and capability
Star wants to follow her mother as a sheepdog but is told she is too fast and eager; failing her first badge makes her question her abilities.
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Gill Lewis - Author
Sarah Horne - Author
This is an animal-rescue adventure centred on a puppy aspiring to be a sheepdog, her self-doubt, a missing lamb and an injured hiker. Its strongest appeal appears to be urgent action alongside a character trying to discover what she can do.
Puppies to the rescue! From animal expert Gill Lewis, Puppy Academy is a fun new series introducing young readers to a team of plucky, irresistible puppies, learning their jobs as working dogs. A must for animal-loving boys and girls aged six to eight years. Star wants nothing more than to be a sheepdog, just like her mum. But everyone says she's much too fast and eager, and when she fails her Level One Bo Peep badge, Star begins to worry that she'll never be good at anything at all. One dark and snowy night, a lamb goes missing out on the mountain. Star races out into the blizzard to find it, but she soon discovers that the lamb isn't the only one in trouble. A hiker has broken his leg and desperately needs her help too. Star knows she's got to do something - and fast. Can she save the injured hiker before it's too late?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an animal-rescue adventure centred on a puppy aspiring to be a sheepdog, her self-doubt, a missing lamb and an injured hiker. Its strongest appeal appears to be urgent action alongside a character trying to discover what she can do.
Star wants to follow her mother as a sheepdog but is told she is too fast and eager; failing her first badge makes her question her abilities.
When Star finds both a missing lamb and an injured hiker during a blizzard, she recognises that she must act quickly.
The main point to notice is the combination of failure-related worry and danger in a dark, snowy setting.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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