Kittens in the Kitchen (Animal Ark #1) [Paperback]

Ben M. Baglio (Author), Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

When a stray cat gives birth to kittens in Mr. Williams' kitchen, he is furious. Can Mandy find homes for four kittens in one week?.

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About the Author

Lucy Daniels was born and brought up in the Yorkshire countryside, where she still lives. She has always loved animals. She is a full time writer who gained experience of writing working on Sweet Valley High, Little Sister, and Mystery Club. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile

The daughter of the village veterinarian is determined to find homes for a litter of kittens born to the school cat. An especially sensitive and compassionate girl, she cannot tolerate the thought of the kittens being put to death by the school caretaker. Katinka Wolf reads the script in a British accent, doing well with the country accent. She strains a little too much to make her voice low for the male voices but does better with the females. This is a sweet tale with a happy ending. A.G.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059018749X
• ISBN-13: 978-0590187497
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kittens in the Kitchen, October 13, 2002

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Sharon Wu (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kittens in the Kitchen (Animal Ark Series #1) (School & Library Binding)

Mandy and her friend James find an abandoned mother cat in school. They decide to look after it and provide it a comfort place for giving birth to it¡¦s kittens. But they find that the cat has kittens in their school custodian¡¦s laundry basket. The custodian tells them to find new homes to the kittens within one week or else he will deal with it. Can they do so within a week?
This story is really interesting and it is easy to understand. I appreciate Mandy¡¦s sympathy, as we can see her willingness to look after and find new homes for the kittens. Although she finds lots of difficulties during the process, she never decides to give up. May be she thinks that she was very like the cat. Because they were both adopted. It¡¦s really touchable.
I would highly recommend this book to all young readers because it¡¦s very amusing. The readers may get a sense of caring animals from reading this book. I am sure that you will enjoy it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A great book for your animal-loving child, November 29, 2004

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Andrew W. Johns "ResQgeek" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kittens in the Kitchen (Animal Ark #1) (Paperback)

Apparently my daughter (age 6) enjoyed the two Animal Ark books she picked up at the school book drive, because she picked out several more on her last trip to the library. This is the first book in the series, and introduces us to Mandy, her parents, grandparents, and her best friend James. After a stray cat has kittens in the kitchen of her school's custodian, Mandy decides to try to find homes for the kittens to keep the custodian from "getting rid" of them. Because this is the first book, the characters aren't as well developed yet, and the story is more predictable than the others we've read. It also had a much stronger animal rights theme than I've seen previously. However, I doubt that my daughter noticed much of that, and she certainly enjoyed listening to me read her this book. Overall, this is a good book for a child that loves animals, especially kittens.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, July 6, 2001

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kittens in the Kitchen (Animal Ark #1) (Paperback)

Mandy and James find a cat at school, who ends up having kittens in the janitor's home on the school campus. Mandy and James have to find a way to get Mr. Williams, the janitor, to let the kittens stay in his house until they are old enough to go to their new homes. Will Mr. Williams agree with Mandy and James?