Farmer Samuel can hear a little kitten calling for help. He searches everywhere but he can t find him. Just when he has about given up hope of finding the kitten, here comes his dog Stinky Little Scroungy (yes, that is his real name!). Scroungy has something gray and furry in his mouth. Is it the kitten? This is a true story about some of the animals on the hundred-year-old farm known as Compassionate Pet Sanctuary. Old farmer Samuel and his wife Cheri live there. They are real, too! Samuel and Cheri Lopez founded Compassionate Pet Sanctuary as a haven for lost, abandoned, and injured animals. Over the years, they have rescued hundreds of dogs and puppies, cats and kittens, owls, goats, geese, and other animals. Farmer Samuel and his wife Cheri have found permanent and loving homes for many of the animals they ve rescued. The other animals, of course, will always have nurturing place to live right there on the old farm.
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I love stories about animals, and this is a heartwarming one. This series of books teaches children the importance of kindness and compassion towards animals and the joy that saving a little life can bring. I believe that if children are taught at an early age to respect animals, they will help make the world a better place. Children are taught by example, and the examples that Samuel and Cheri Lopez show in this book will warm every reader's heart. --Rochelle Murphy, Volunteer, Crash s Landing Cat Rescue and Placement Shelter
In the animal rescue work I have done in Arizona and now here in North Carolina, I often say (at least somewhat jokingly) that I ve given up trying to teach adults the importance of taking care of their companion animals. In children, however, I always find a receptive and eager audience. That gives me great hope for the future of all animals and for our society. --Paul M. Howey, Asheville, NC
In the animal rescue work I have done in Arizona and now here in North Carolina, I often say (at least somewhat jokingly) that I ve given up trying to teach adults the importance of taking care of their companion animals. In children, however, I always find a receptive and eager audience. That gives me great hope for the future of all animals and for our society. --Paul M. Howey, Asheville, NC
In the animal rescue work I have done in Arizona and now here in North Carolina, I often say (at least somewhat jokingly) that I ve given up trying to teach adults the importance of taking care of their companion animals. In children, however, I always find a receptive and eager audience. That gives me great hope for the future of all animals and for our society. --Paul M. Howey, Asheville, NC
In the animal rescue work I have done in Arizona and now here in North Carolina, I often say (at least somewhat jokingly) that I ve given up trying to teach adults the importance of taking care of their companion animals. In children, however, I always find a receptive and eager audience. That gives me great hope for the future of all animals and for our society. --Paul M. Howey, Asheville, NC
In the animal rescue work I have done in Arizona and now here in North Carolina, I often say (at least somewhat jokingly) that I ve given up trying to teach adults the importance of taking care of their companion animals. In children, however, I always find a receptive and eager audience. That gives me great hope for the future of all animals and for our society. --Paul M. Howey, Asheville, NC
In the animal rescue work I have done in Arizona and now here in North Carolina, I often say (at least somewhat jokingly) that I ve given up trying to teach adults the importance of taking care of their companion animals. In children, however, I always find a receptive and eager audience. That gives me great hope for the future of all animals and for our society. --Paul M. Howey, Asheville, NC
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Author Samuel Lopez and his wife Cheri live on a hundred-year-old farm in Westley, California, a small town 85 miles southeast of San Francisco. They share a lifelong love for all animals, and so the farm life suits them well. What happened shortly after they moved to the farm, however, surprised them both. At night, people began dropping off unwanted animals and then driving off into the darkness. Some, perhaps bolder and more caring, would arrive during daylight hours and knock on the door to the old farmhouse. We have a dog we can no longer keep, they would say. And we heard you take in unwanted animals. And so it began. It was not long before there were too many animals for Samuel and Cheri to care for and feed, and so they began searching for permanent and loving homes for these once unwanted animals. So much of their time was being consumed by their efforts on behalf of dogs, cats, and other creatures, that they established Compassionate Pet Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Over the years, the programs of Compassionate Pet Sanctuary have expanded to include low-cost spay-neuter services and a trap-neuter-return program to help reduce the number of feral cats in the area. Samuel has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from California State University.
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introducing children to the idea of adopting a pet,
This review is from: The Miracle of the Little Kitten (True Stories about Saving Animals) (Paperback)
How do you nurse a nearly dead little kitten back to health? It is summertime on the hundred-year-old farm and farmer Samuel is busy preparing for the upcoming harvest season by fixing his tractor when he hears a soft meowing. But there aren't any baby kittens on the farm. Over the next several days, he continues to hear the meowing and looks everywhere for a kitten, but nothing turns up. After four days, here comes farmer Samuel's dog Stinky Little Scroungy with a baby kitten in his mouth. The kitten is cold, stiff, and barely moving, but alive. Samuel and his wife Cheri get food and medicine to help the sick kitten, whom they name Miracle, get better. But they already have enough animals on their farm, so will they be able to find someone to adopt Miracle?
Author-illustrator Samuel Lopez and his wife Cheri have devoted their lives to helping abused, abandoned, and unwanted animals on their farm in northern California, and they established the Compassionate Pet Sanctuary. Like the other books on the "True Stories About Saving Animals," The Miracle of the Little Kitten is about one of the animals that fortunately found themselves at the sanctuary. These stories introduce children to the concept of adopting rather than buying an animal for a pet and help them learn an invaluable lesson about the joy of rescuing animals, as they chronicle the couple's life at the Compassionate Pet Sanctuary, which will benefit from the proceeds of the books.
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