Nat, Nat, the Nantucket Cat [Hardcover]

Peter W. Barnes (Author), Cheryl Barnes (Author), Susan Arciero (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1993 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Kids take a trip around beautiful Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, through the adventures of Nat, Nat, the Nantucket Cat.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Susan Arciero's illustrations are whimisical, colorful and detailed. --Westford (Mass.) Eagle

The Nat series has enthralled tykes and their moms and dads on and off Nantucket for many years. --Nantucket Times

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Vacation Spot Pub.; 1st edition (October 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963768808
• ISBN-13: 978-0963768803
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #418,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charmingly illustrated..., December 7, 1999

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HalJulMom (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nat, Nat, the Nantucket Cat (Hardcover)

The illustrations in this book make it a worthwhile purchase. The borders surrounding the pictures make for interesting conversation aside from the story. The illustrations do a nice job of capturing Nantucket's charm. Nat's story, while cute, is sometimes awkward in terms of rhyme. When we bought this book, while vacationing on Nantucket, for our then 2 1/2 yo, she was enchanted with it. She still enjoys the story and now acts it out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars especially fun for Nantucket fans and cat lovers, November 1, 2000

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christinemm - The Thinking Mother (Houston Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nat, Nat, the Nantucket Cat (Hardcover)

A cute little rhyming story about a cat's adventures as he roams around his home-island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Text is easy to read and rhythmic because every 2 lines rhyme with each other. The words flow easily, so I disagree with some of the other reviews. Charming painted illustrations with muted jewel tones are fun to look at. The illustrations go across two pages and there is a border on the top and bottom of every page that contains little drawings relevant to the page's content. An example is that the page where the cat jumps on the fishing boat, the border has many different types of boats, from canoes to lobster boats. The page where the grey-haired woman is baking has a border of baking essentials such as butter, flour, eggs, and a measuring cup. The text reads very quickly but there is so much detail in the illustrations that much time can be spent talking about what is on the page and/or making up your own more detailed story to more closely match the illustrations. As our family travels to different places I try to purchase a children's book by a local author that is set in that location. Cat lovers and those who adore Nantucket will especially be attracted to this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 18 month old daughter's FAVORITE book, November 6, 1998

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[e-mail] (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nat, Nat, the Nantucket Cat (Hardcover)

My daughter loves this book. At least 10 times a day she brings it over to me, sits in my lap and waits for me to read to her. We must read it at least 3 times at each sitting (usually closer to 5 or 6). The rhyming text is wonderful and the illustrations are beautiful. My daughter has learned many new words from this book and reads along with me now whenever I read it to her. Whenever we see a cat outside she points to it and says "Nat, Nat". This book is a definite winner. I hope there's a sequel. --Alison Tepper Singer