Go Home!: The True Story of James the Cat
Kindergarten-Grade 3-A simple, heartwarming story. James can't remember when he lived with the people who put the now-too-tight collar on him so many years ago. He is too busy trying to survive on his own. When a kind family gives him a little attention, he thinks that maybe he has found a new home. However, the family members believe that the cat must belong to someone and shoo him away. James doesn't forget them, and returns the next summer tired, hungry, and badly injured. This time the family realizes that James is truly a stray and adopts him. Many of the pictures are realistic, close-up drawings of the animals, including a ferocious neighborhood dog that attacks the lonely cat. Humans are barely depicted at all, which keeps children's attention focused on the feline's tale. Young audiences will surely have a more sympathetic attitude toward stray cats after reading this compassionate story.Christine Lindsey, Lake Superior Primary School, Ashland, WICopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.