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If Not for the Cat
Contributor(s): Prelutsky, Jack (Author), Rand, Ted (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0060596775 ISBN-13: 9780060596774
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2004
Annotation: The "New York Times" bestselling picture book author serves up a series of haiku that reveals the mysteries of the animal kingdom in this beautifully illustrated collection that will puzzle, delight, and surprise. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General

Dewey: 811.54

LCCN: 2003017064

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Physical Information: 0.39" H x 10.3" W x 10.24" L (1.00 lbs) 40 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2006
Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2006
Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2005
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2008
Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2005
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Poetry, 2007
Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Silver, 2004

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2004 pg. 917
Booklist 10/01/2004 pg. 336
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2004 pg. 62
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 147
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2004 pg. 723
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2004 pg. 1146
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2004 pg. 181
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1015
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 153 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 35

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Publisher Description:

Seventeen haiku composed by master poet Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by renowned artist Ted Rand ask you to think about seventeen favorite residents of the animal kingdom in a new way.

On these glorious and colorful pages you will meet a mouse, a skunk, a beaver, a hummingbird, ants, bald eagles, jellyfish, and many others. Who is who? The answer is right in front of you. But how can you tell? Think and wonder and look and puzzle it out

A creature whispers:

If not for the cat,
And the scarcity of cheese,
I could be content.

Who is this creature?
What does it like to eat?
Can you solve the riddle?

Contributor Bio(s): Prelutsky, Jack: -

Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.

Rand, Ted: - Ted Rand, illustrator of Mailing May and Don't Forget.

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