Cats Know Best

Colin Eisler

ISBN 10: 0001913808 / ISBN 13: 9780001913806

Published by Dial Books, U S A, 1988

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Hardback. Pictures by Lesley Anne Ivory. Where is the best place to be on a wintry evening? Cats know - in front of a warm fireplace! and where's the best place for keeping cool on a hot summer day? Stretched out on a branch in the leafy shade of an apple tree. Where is the milk that freshests, the mice the most plump? Cats know, just as they also know best how to groom themselves, take care of their kittens, or have a splendid mock battle with each other! Colin Eisler's imple and direct text, combined with the delicacy and grace of cats performing their daily activities, as shown in lesley Anne Ivory's exquisitely realistic pictures, will enchant cat lovers, young and old. In this treasure of a picture book, all will agree that, indeed, cats do know best. Illustrated. Illustrated laminated boards. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cats Know Best
• Publisher: Dial Books, U S A
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0001913808
• ISBN 13: 9780001913806
• Binding: Decorative Illustrated Boards
• Illustrator: Ivory, Leslie A. (illustrator)
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History Wildlife & Pets

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Synopsis

Where is the best place to be on a wintry evening? Cats know--in front of a warm fireplace. Where is the milk the freshest and the mice the most plump? Cats know, just as they know best how to groom themselves, take care of their kittens, and more. "Enchanting illustrations. A cat-lover's delight".--Kirkus Reviews. Full-color throughout.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3 This illustrative marvel illuminates a very simple text, which explains that cats know how to stay warm and cool, how to find the freshest milk and fattest mice, how to bear and care for their young, and how to have fun. The elegant, exciting paintings show sleek tabby cats and kittens enjoying life to the fullest in cozy settings. The technique is realistic yet idealized and decorative, with crisp lines and painstaking detail. The one or two brief sentences of text opposite each full-page picture are bordered in harmonizing patterns: hexagonal pieces from a patchwork quilt, mice peeping through greenery, strips of a bright Oriental rug, etc. The essence of cats, with their charm, humor, grace, quirkiness, practicality, and individuality, is perfectly depicted with affectionate understanding. Children, and adults, too, will enjoy exploring the intricacies of background and behavior. Patricia Pearl, First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, Va.
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