Cat tales True stories of kindness and companionship with kitties

Aline Alexander Newman

Book - 2017

We humans love our cats and these surprising true stories will prove our cats love us back! This collection of tales of playfulness, friendship, heroism, and inspiration is sure to touch the soul, tickle the funny bone, and inspire animal lovers everywhere to be the best kitty caretakers and companions they can be. There's Bambi, whose owners taught her to respond to commands in American Sign Language; Millie, who loves exploring the outdoors and goes rock climbing with her owner; Leo, a rescued lion who changed the life of one South African family forever, and more.

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Published
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic 2017.
Language
English
Main Author
Aline Alexander Newman (author)
Physical Description
158 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781426327346
9781426327353
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Cats are more than just adorable piano players and grumpy sloganeers.Newman collects the life stories of 23 special pussycats and organizes them by the character attributes that best describe them. Each one is presented in a four- or five-page bio accompanied by full-color photos. Bambi, the deaf Siamese, is "awesome" because she, adopted purposefully by two deaf humans, learned several words in American Sign Language. Welsh puss Pudditat is "caring," because he became a seeing-eye cat for his blind doggie buddy, Terfel, helping the pooch maneuver and giving him confidence. Hawaiian Kuli surfs and Australian Didga skateboards, among other tricks, making them "adventurous." Humphrey was Prime Minister John Major's "hardworking" mouser at 10 Downing St., and Californian cat Bubba actually attends human school, the very quintessence of "curious." Between the kitty bios, veterinarian Gary Weitzman answers questions about cat behavior. There are a few breed descriptions and tips for training and ensuring a long and healthy life for pet kitties as well as "Just Fur Fun" facts and cat lore, including the 1877 experiment in Belgium that had cats delivering the mail and a comparison of "cat years" to human age. Cat behaviorist Mieshelle Nagelschneider supplies a foreword. Like an internet kitty video in book form, this should have young cat fanciers lapping it up. (Nonfiction. 7-11) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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