| Dewey (Large Print Edition) Contributor(s): Myron, Vicki (Author), Witter, Bret (With) |
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ISBN: 0446541192 ISBN-13: 9780446541190 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: The charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa, starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the library. For the next 19 years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility, and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Pets | Essays & Narratives - Pets | Cats - General - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: 636.809 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (1.55 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Iowa - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126132 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Experience the uplifting, "unforgettable" New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world -- with over 2 million copies sold (Booklist) Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. On the coldest night of the year in Spencer, Iowa, at only a few weeks old--a critical age for kittens--he was stuffed into the return book slot of the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming community slowly working its way back from the greatest crisis in its long history. |