The Cat Who Walked Across France: A Picture Book
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 9780374399689
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374399689
ISBN-13
9780374399689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2283961
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cat Who Walked Across France : a Picture Book
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Cats, General, People & Places / Europe, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes, Hallensleben, Georg
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
10.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2002-025091
Reviews
This lonely and determined cat, who puts one in mind of Kipling's solitary cat walking down its allée of trees, is a heroine grown-ups are likely to find especially pleasing...Georg Hallensleben's paintings of her trip have at once a poster-paint Fauve simplicity and a Vuillard-melancholy...plaintive and memorable., Hallensleben's drawings, using richly saturated colors, reflect a deeply loving view of France, both countryside and towns, and include landmarks that Francophiles can easily pick out., Hallensleben composes space like Matisse and loads his brush with paint like Van Gogh...Francophiles and cat fanatics will melt at the immensely satisfying conclusion., With the rich palette and thick brushwork of Rouault or Gaugin, Hallensleben magically captures the light of France and the forthright courage of a small gray cat...Beautifully realized., "Hallensleben composes space like Matisse and loads his brush with paint like Van Gogh...Francophiles and cat fanatics will melt at the immensely satisfying conclusion." -- Starred, Publishers Weekly "Banks and Hallensleben make beautiful books together." -- American Bookseller "Exquisite." -- Boxed, Booklist "With the rich palette and thick brushwork of Rouault or Gaugin, Hallensleben magically captures the light of France and the forthright courage of a small gray cat...Beautifully realized." -- Kirkus Reviews "Hallensleben's drawings, using richly saturated colors, reflect a deeply loving view of France, both countryside and towns, and include landmarks that Francophiles can easily pick out." -- The Horn Book "Rich in theme and evocative in tone, the cat's quest will resonate with young readers." -- School Library Journal "This lonely and determined cat, who puts one in mind of Kipling's solitary cat walking down its alle of trees, is a heroine grown-ups are likely to find especially pleasing...Georg Hallensleben's paintings of her trip have at once a poster-paint Fauve simplicity and a Vuillard-melancholy...plaintive and memorable." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Hallensleben composes space like Matisse and loads his brush with paint like Van Gogh...Francophiles and cat fanatics will melt at the immensely satisfying conclusion." -- Starred, Publishers Weekly "Banks and Hallensleben make beautiful books together." --American Bookseller "Exquisite." -- Boxed, Booklist "With the rich palette and thick brushwork of Rouault or Gaugin, Hallensleben magically captures the light of France and the forthright courage of a small gray cat...Beautifully realized." -- Kirkus Reviews "Hallensleben's drawings, using richly saturated colors, reflect a deeply loving view of France, both countryside and towns, and include landmarks that Francophiles can easily pick out." -- The Horn Book "Rich in theme and evocative in tone, the cat's quest will resonate with young readers." -- School Library Journal "This lonely and determined cat, who puts one in mind of Kipling's solitary cat walking down its allÉe of trees, is a heroine grown-ups are likely to find especially pleasing...Georg Hallensleben's paintings of her trip have at once a poster-paint Fauve simplicity and a Vuillard-melancholy...plaintive and memorable." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Hallensleben composes space like Matisse and loads his brush with paint like Van Gogh...Francophiles and cat fanatics will melt at the immensely satisfying conclusion." -- Starred, Publishers Weekly "Banks and Hallensleben make beautiful books together." -- American Bookseller "Exquisite." -- Boxed, Booklist "With the rich palette and thick brushwork of Rouault or Gaugin, Hallensleben magically captures the light of France and the forthright courage of a small gray cat...Beautifully realized." -- Kirkus Reviews "Hallensleben's drawings, using richly saturated colors, reflect a deeply loving view of France, both countryside and towns, and include landmarks that Francophiles can easily pick out." -- The Horn Book "Rich in theme and evocative in tone, the cat's quest will resonate with young readers." -- School Library Journal "This lonely and determined cat, who puts one in mind of Kipling's solitary cat walking down its allée of trees, is a heroine grown-ups are likely to find especially pleasing...Georg Hallensleben's paintings of her trip have at once a poster-paint Fauve simplicity and a Vuillard-melancholy...plaintive and memorable." -- The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Second Grade
Dewey Decimal
[E]
Synopsis
In lyrical prose and breathtaking images, Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben take the reader on a journey across the Norman countryside, past ancient ruins, through bustling cities of France, to the sparkling ports of the Mediterranean Sea and a place the cat can call home. The cat and the old woman have lived happily together for many years in the stone house by the sea. But when the old woman dies, the cat is packed up with her belongings and sent north to the village where she was born. Soon he is forgotten. He walks the streets aimlessly until, spurred by memories and a longing to return to the place he knows and loves, the cat embarks on a journey to find the home he was taken away from. The Cat Who Walked Across France provides an unforgettable tour of western Europe., An unforgettable tour of France The cat and the old woman have lived happily together for many years in the stone house by the sea. But when the old woman dies, the cat is packed up with her belongings and sent north to the village where she was born. Soon he is forgotten. He walks the streets aimlessly until, spurred by memories and a longing to return to the place he knows and loves, the cat embarks on a journey to find the home he was taken away from. In lyrical prose and breathtaking images, Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben take the reader on a journey across the Norman countryside, past ancient ruins, through bustling cities, to the sparkling ports of the Mediterranean Sea and a place the cat can call home., After his owner dies, a cat wanders across the countryside of France, unable to forget the home he had in the stone house by the edge of the sea.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.B22594Cat 2003
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