Why Do Cats Have Whiskers? [Hardcover]

Elizabeth MacLeod (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Did you know that cats can smell over 200 million different scents? Or that you can communicate with your cat just by blinking?These are just a few of the cat facts to discover in this ultimate companion book for young cat owners and admirers. How did cats and humans begin to live together? How were cats treated in ancient times? Why do cats like to bump up against you? How do you know if a cat is pedigreed? Here you'll find the answers to these and many more questions, plus lore, legends, superstitions, hero-stories, quizzes and cat training tips. Feline Facts: The Chartreux breed's rounded forehead and long, narrow muzzle make it look like it s always smiling. Famed English scientist Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat flap for his cat Spithead. Long ago in Burma, cats were owned by royalty and priests, and legends say that each cat had its very own servant. A cat's ear contains 32 muscles - compared to a human's 6. A cat named Ninja once traveled more than 850 miles to find its old house. The Turkish Van cat actually likes swimming.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3–5—MacLeod writes competently and enthusiastically in this companion to Stanley Coren's Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? (Kids Can, 2006). Topics include why cats hate water, black cat superstitions, and famous cat lovers. Though the information is loosely organized in chapters, there is a conversational, Q & A feel to its distribution. This is clearly a book for fans, by a fan. There is a lot of anecdotal material and heavy use of speculative phrases such as "One story says" and "Historians believe," but no references to back anything up. The layout is cat friendly, with a fish-bone motif along the tops of the pages and plenty of beautiful color pictures of cats and kittens, wild and domestic, doing their thing. Readers who want to sit back and glory in all things moggy will enjoy this book and the tidbits it offers. It is a good supplemental purchase where animal books are popular or where shelves are already stocked with pet-care titles and variety is needed.—Kara Schaff Dean, Walpole Public Library, MA
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...the casual browser and the curious will be quite satisfied with the clear, concise test and the many photographs of happy kitties of various ages, sizes and breeds. The recurring fishbone motif decorating is evidence of both the care and sense of fun that went into the creation of this happy hodgepodge of cat facts. --Kirkus Reviews, 1 September 08

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd. (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1554531969
• ISBN-13: 978-1554531967
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cat lovers book of information, January 8, 2012

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This review is from: Why Do Cats Have Whiskers? (Hardcover)

Great book for a child who loves cats and wants to know all about them. Lots of interesting details. Good pictures. This book encourages the reader to keep reading to uncover more interesting facts.