| The Animal Shelter Mystery Contributor(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler (Created by) |
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ISBN: 0807503673 ISBN-13: 9780807503676 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: When a calico cat shows up at Grandfather's house, the Boxcar Children try to find its owner, but are unsuccessful. Not sure what to do, they take it to the animal shelter, but learn that the anonymous founder is shutting it down. The children turn their boxcar into a temporary shelter until they can find the missing founder. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91024509 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: Boxcar Children Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.3" W x 7.73" (0.23 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5322 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Greenfield Animal Shelter suddenly closes, the Boxcar Children help care for the abandoned animals. They soon discover that many of them belonged to a woman who has disappeared Can the Aldens track down the missing pet owner and find homes for their furry friends? |
Contributor Bio(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler: - Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by the book's success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden children. |