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Captains of the City Streets (New York Review Children's Collection) [Hardcover]

Esther Averill (Author, Illustrator)
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September 30, 2005 5 and upK and upNew York Review Children's Collection
Captains of the City Streets is another trip into the world of the legendary Cat Club of Greenwich Village. Two adventurous young cats—Sinbad and the Duke—are best friends who share a "trampish love of the free and easy life." They travel together, away from the tall buildings of the north, in search of a home where they can practice the skip and shuffle of their boxing technique. With luck, they find themselves proud residents of their very own home—an abandoned shack in an overgrown garden. Food is scarce until one man, an old sea captain new to the neighborhood, notices them and becomes their "Master of the Supper Nook."

When the duo follow their new Master home, they witness one of the first meetings of the famous Cat Club. Sinbad and the Duke decide they don't need the "rules and obligations" of membership in any club; but as they join in its business and frolics, they realize that perhaps the Club needs them.

Ready for any challenge, Sinbad and the Duke, the Captains of the City Streets, charm the Cat Club's admirers with their free spirits and "nifty" street smarts, as they grow up and ultimately find friendship and a place where they belong.

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  • Hardcover: 164 pages
  • Publisher: NYR Children's Collection (September 30, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590171748
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590171745
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quaint and refreshing, December 12, 2005
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This was a great family read-aloud book for our cat-loving preschooler. We borrowed it from the library, and liked it so much we bought it. It's a classic that will last us many years!

The story follows two scrappy stray cats ("tramps" who are feral by choice) who balk at making friends with a quite civilized club of pet cats. The irreverent tramps at first resent the Cat Club rules (hilariously calling the club's decorous president "The Old Windbag"), but gradually see the up side of playing by the rules. The language is quaint and charming, and the story is spunky and readable.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another wonderful addition to this series, May 15, 2007
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The Jenny Linsky books are so delightful it is surprising that they have not been picked up and ruined by some savvy merchandising conglomerate. This one focuses on Sinbad and the Duke, two stray cats in New York City who are suspicious of but intrigued by the the "civilized" members of the Cat Club. Each cat in the series is given a distinct personality and, although the books were written some time ago, the stories are not at all dated. We first introduced our daughter to them when she was in kindergarten, and she still enjoys them as a 10-year-old tween. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jenny Rocks!, January 18, 2007
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These books are charming, clever and fun to read. My 7 year-old niece loves them.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
supper nook, fat white one, big front paw, young tramps, hard right hook, garden lookout, right front paw, hard hook, old tramp, old sea captain
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Duke, Cat Club, Patchy Pete, Madame Butterfly, Old Windbag, Last Stop, Little Old New York, Captains of the City Streets, Patpaw Polka
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