Tabby in the Tub (Animal Ark Series #29) (Paperback)

~ Ben M. Baglio (Author) "Mandy Hope and James Hunter cycled out of Welford village..." (more)
Key Phrases: ginger kitten, three kittens, tabby cat, Animal Ark, Bill Ward, Jane Ward (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A wild tabby cat has turned up in Welford and Mandy is worried. The poor cat is about to have kittens, and she has no one to look after her. Bill Ward, the postman, comes to the rescue, allowing her to live in his garden shed. But the tabby isn't the only cat in the neighborhood having kittens -- and some of the kittens need extra-special care. Will Mandy be able to help the kittens -- and their mothers?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439343909
• ISBN-13: 978-0439343909
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #490,523 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cute book for the cat lover, January 28, 2004

By	Erin (Milford, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This is the first Animal Ark book I read, and its so cute! My sister received it as a Christmas gift, and I read it too. It's about a tabby cat that the main character Mandy finds. The cat is pregnant. She isn't the only pregnant cat in the neighborhood though. This book shows real perserverance and is a perfect read for anybody who loves animals.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tabby in the Tub, May 28, 2005

By	S. Sunukjian "Concerned Parent" (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It was a cute book with vivid descriptions. I have a lot of reservations, however, as a parent of young children that LOVE kitties. The entire third chapter was a very graphic description of childbirth for a cat including complications for the momma kitty. All's well that ends well, but I had to censor the material after previewing it and skip entire sections to make it suitable for my kindergartner. I told another mother of a 2nd grader the same thing as she was encouraging her daughter to read it due to the adorable cover design and "Animal Ark" icon. The other chapters were very cute and had great telling of how the kids helped out with the kittens. There was one other section where the phrase "spurting blood" prevented me from reading the content of another chapter and again, I had to paraphrase the material of that chapter for suitability.

I'm not sure what the intended audience is for this book. The main character is 12. So perhaps over-10 yrs could better handle the material. The book was a gift from a friend intended as a read-aloud chapter book, but even though it started out innocent enough, I would've liked a parental warning on the back cover or something about the subject matter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tabby In The Tub, June 12, 2006

A Kid's Review

Tabby In The Tub
Author:Ben M. Baglio

At Animal Ark Mandy Hope helps animals in terrible trouble.Even outside the clinic.By the way, Mandy's parents are vets.

A lonely stray cat turns up in Welford and Mandy is worried.It turns out, that stray cat is pregnant!Then, Mr.Ward (mailman) comes to the rescue!He lets the poor cat live in his garden shed.Mr.Ward's cat , Delilah, is pregnant too!Some of the kittens need a lot of help.

Will Mandy & her parents be able to help the pregnant cats...... & their kittens?


Opinion/Theme

This story is very exciting.It talks about how much a girl, Mandy Hope, cares about people & animals.I think this is a must read story.

By:Rebecca