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Castaway Cats (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))

by Lisa Wheeler

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Product Description
A storm, a shipwreck,

an ongoing ocean,

then finally, finally

a deserted isle. . . .

Safety -- but wait!

The fifteen swimmers

braving the waves

are, after all . . . kitties.

They are not into

cooperating

until, until

on this desert isle

they must.

Here,

from the creators

of the witty Old Cricket,

comes a wily, wise

saga of sogginess,

a feline fantasy

about drying off (elegantly),

shaping up (grumpily),

getting along (at last),

and loving it.


All Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review:5 out of 5 stars
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 starsCats, 2007-11-16
This is a great book for cat lovers, or animal lovers.

Author of "Hobo Finds A Home"


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 starsCharming Little Tail, 2007-04-08
This story is charming and whimsical. With rhyming verse, it tells the story of 15 cats washed ashore on an island and how they work together. Yes, the theme has been done but does not detract from the story. The rhyming makes it fun to read for parents, and easy for children to listen to. Even if your child isn't a cat lover, this story could make him one.

As with most children's books, it's the illustrations that draw me in and this book does not fall short. The pictures are rich, detailed and expressive and will make even a parent pause to examine them.

I checked this out from my local library and am now considering buying to add to our collection.


1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 starsGreat Read!, 2006-11-04
My 4 yr old grandson loves this book. The illustrations are great - lots of things to look for - and the story is really cute.


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 starsFun text, beautiful illustrations., 2006-07-13
The illustrations are fabulous. The rhyming text is entertaining and has enough interesting words to make it a higher level than a lot of rhyming books. It begins "On an island in the ocean near the land of Singapore, midst a storm of great proportion fifteen cats were washed ashore..." My daughter is fascinated with shipwrecks, pirates, stowaways, castaways etc so this story was right up her alley. It would also be great for cat lovers since there are so many different kinds of cats and the different kinds are well drawn and recognizable in the illustrations. My duaghter loves this book and we love reading it to her because of the drawings and the clever things in the text (e.g. the marmalade cat always uses jam related words).

I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 just because I found the story got a little weaker toward the end in the sense that the moral of the story -- we must work together to succeed -- is maybe a little too obvious.




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