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Mary E. Little

Old Cat and the Kitten Hardcover – January 1, 1979

by Mary E. Little (Author)

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After establishing an affectionate friendship with an old tomcat and a kitten, Joel is upset to learn that his family must move and that the cats must be left behind because his stepfather is allergic to them

Reading age

9 - 12 years
Print length

119 pages
Language

English
Grade level

4 - 6
Lexile measure

900L
Publisher

Atheneum
Publication date

January 1, 1979
ISBN-10

0689306938
ISBN-13

978-0689306938
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atheneum; 1st edition (January 1, 1979)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 119 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689306938
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689306938
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 900L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces

Best Sellers Rank: #6,227,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #837 in Children's Criticism & Collections

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Heather Hensley

Love this book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2016

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I had this book as a child, and had been looking for it for a while. Was very pleased that I actually found a hardback that looked just like the one I used to have, and it looks brand new. This is a wonderful story of a kid's empathy and love for an old tomcat, and the trust that the tomcat puts in the boy. Definitely a tear jerker, but a great story all the same.

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Paul W

Very good book for kids

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 6, 2017

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Very good book for kids, and wonderful for cat lovers, although it will bring you to tears. I honestly would love to see a sequel written where the boy takes what he learns about caring for animals and their natural conclusions, into his teen and adult years.

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anonymous cat

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2018

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What a sad story, better keep tissues handy. The book is for children but I had to read it, as a cat lover, it pique my interest.

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Sean Martin

Talk about mixed messages...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2018

Yes, I know, realism in children's books is something seriously wanting these days, but this — from a time when realism was almost ruthless — is almost too much.

You know the plot by now: young boy takes in a five year old street cat and then a six week old kitten. Then he and his mother have to move, but they cant take the cats with them. (It's never really explained why.) He finds a home for the kitten but (SPOILER ALERT) he has to have the older cat euthanized.

So the lesson here seems to be that anything we cant handle is best solved by killing it. We take in a life and find ourselves responsible for that life... but when it becomes problematic, then we just kill the animal and everyone lives happily ever after.

I'm not sure why anyone would consider this book's final chapter "delightful". It may be a harsh reality — and a pointless one — but still.....

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Bob Walch

Classic reissued for new generation.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 25, 2014

Thank goodness this chapter book has been reissued. It is a wonderful story about a young boy and how two cats change his life. One of the two cats (the old one) doesn't make it but the situation is realistic and the author handles it well. This is definitely a book worth reading....Enjoy!

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