Cat Champions: Caring for Our Feline Friends Contributor(s): Laidlaw, Rob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1927485312 ISBN-13: 9781927485316 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Animal Welfare - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Cats - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Pets |
Dewey: 636.808 |
Lexile Measure: 1060 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 64 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 170831 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Meet young "Cat Champions", kids who are helping domestic and feral cats by volunteering at shelters, fostering kittens, and raising awareness about cats who need help. Learn about the issues facing our feline friends, and be inspired to become a "Cat Champion" yourself. Around the world, young people are making a difference in the lives of cats. In Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, meet kids who are helping at shelters, fostering kittens, volunteering with sterilization programs, and caring for abandoned cats. Animal advocate Rob Laidlaw brings readers a hopeful, inspiring look at the issues facing domesticated and feral cats, and the "Cat Champions" who are working to help them. Informational sidebars throughout the book describe issues facing cats ("The Cat's Out of the Bag") as well as good-news feline facts ("The Cat's Meow"). Filled with color photographs and real-life stories, Cat Champions will inspire and empower readers of all ages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laidlaw, Rob: - Rob Laidlaw has devoted his life to protecting animals and empowering others to do the same. He is the founder of several animal protection organizations and an author of 6 children's books about animal welfare and activism. No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs won the OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award and the Hackmatack Award; its companion book, Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, is nominated for the same awards. Rob lives in Toronto, Ontario. |