Catwings Return - Softcover

Guin, Ursula K. Le

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0531071111 ISBN 13: 9780531071113

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 1999

Synopsis

In a delightful sequel to Catwings, the four kittens' adventures continue after they fly into the city to visit their mother, in a brightly illustrated fantasy tale for young readers. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Ursula Le Guin writes both poetry and prose, and in various modes including children's books, YA books, fantasy, science fiction and fiction. She is the author of the bestselling and award winning CATWINGS series. Three of Le Guin's titles have been finalists for The American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and among the many honors her writing has received are a National Book Award, five Hugo Awards, five Nebula Awards, and The Margaret A. Edwards Award. She lives in Oregon.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-- James and Harriet, the youngest and most adventurous of four winged cats, return from the country refuge that they found in Catwings (Orchard, 1988) to the inner-city slum where they were born, to see their mother again. They find a frightened winged kitten before finding their mother, the genteel Mrs. Jane Tabby. She is delighted to see her grown children and grateful that they've brought back her lost kitten. She insists that they take the kitten to safety in the country. This may grate on those who criticized as unfeeling Mrs. Jane's decision, in the first book, to send her older children off to a new life so that she could begin a new liaison unfettered, but it seems in character. Although characterization is slight, there is enough to win readers' sympathy. This gently appealing story will mean more to those who enjoyed the more vigorous first book, but it is hard to resist a story that brings a terrified, lonely kitten home to a loving family. The illustrations are engaging pen-and-ink drawings with watercolor wash. A handsome little book for middle readers. --Marilyn Iarusso, New York Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0531071111
• ISBN 13: 9780531071113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Schindler S.D.