Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Ancient and Renowned History of Whittington and His Cat
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Whittington
Author: Alan ArmstrongPublisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307425304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The power of reading is beautifully captured in this 2006 Newbery Honor-winning book. Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called Whittington shows up one day, it is to the Lady that he makes an appeal to secure a place in the barn. The Lady’s a little hesitant at first, but when the cat claims to be a master ratter, that clinches it. Bernie’ s orphaned grandkids, Abby and Ben, come to the barn every day to help feed the animals. Abby shares her worry that Ben can’t really read yet and that he refuses to go to Special Ed. Whittington and the Lady decide that Abby should give Ben reading lessons in the barn. It is a balm for Ben when, having toughed out the daily lesson, Whittington comes to tell, in tantalizing installments, the story handed down to him from his nameless forebearer, Dick Whittington’s cat–the legend of the lad born into poverty in rural England during the Black Death, who runs away to London to seek his fortune. This is an unforgettable tale about how learning to read saves one little boy. It is about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling and how, if you have loved ones surrounding you and good stories to tell, to listen to, and to read, you have just about everything of value in this world.
... Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
The History of Sir Richard Whittington
Author: Henry Benjamin WheatleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chapbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Four Centuries of Cat Books
Author: Claire NeckerPublisher: Metuchen, N.J : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Dick Whittington and His Cat
Author: Marcia BrownPublisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613048408
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London.
The Shoemaker's Daughters
Author: Caroline L. SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The New year's gift; and juvenile souvenir, ed. by mrs. Alaric Watts
Author: Priscilla Maden WattsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Specimens of free translation for the use of young persons. By a Lady
Author: SpecimensThe Dartons
Author: Lawrence DartonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
A list of children's books issued by two publishing houses.