Pioneer Cat (Stepping Stone Books) - Hardcover

Bill Hooks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812471474 ISBN 13: 9780812471472

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 1988

Synopsis

When nine-year-old Katy Purdy moves with her family from Missouri to Oregon as part of a pioneer wagon train she has to hide her cat Snuggs because no pets are allowed on the journey. Simultaneous.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Moving West on the Oregon Trail, nine-year-old Kate Purdy and her family ward off a buffalo stampede and an Indian attack, and deal with a stowaway cat and her kittens, all the while chronicling the trip itself and the developing friendship between Kate and Rosie Murphy. Hooks gives the essence of Kate's sensitive and cunning nature while portraying Rosie as a self-sufficient young girl. The fast-moving plot helps readers along."--School Library Journal.  
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the Author:

William H. Hooks was born and raised on a farm in North Carolina, where his great-grandmother told him many stories about relatives who had pulled up stakes and headed west in horse-drawn wagons. These stories were part of his inspiration for Pioneer Cat. He has written more than 40 other books for children, including magical picture books such as The Legend of the Christmas Rose and The Mighty Santa Fe.

Charles M. Robinson III is a native of Texas and graduate of St. Edward's University and the University of Texas–Pan American. He is the author of several books on the Old West, including A Good Year to Die. He won the T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award in 1993. Robinson lives in San Benito, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0812471474
• ISBN 13: 9780812471472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 62