Synopses & Reviews
Around the world, young people are making a difference in the lives of cats. In Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, meet kids who are helping at shelters, fostering kittens, volunteering with sterilization programs, and caring for abandoned cats. Animal advocate Rob Laidlaw brings readers a hopeful, inspiring look at the issues facing domesticated and feral cats, and the "Cat Champions" who are working to help them. Informational sidebars throughout the book describe issues facing cats ("The Cat's Out of the Bag") as well as good-news feline facts ("The Cat's Meow"). Filled with colour photographs and real-life stories, Cat Champions will inspire and empower readers of all ages.
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Written in a clear unpreachy style and brimming with lovely full-colour photos, this is an ideal volume for any young cat lover . . . Quill - & - Quire
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The information is easily accessible and the stories are engaging and heart-warming . . . This is a wonderful book for any animal lover. Resource Links
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The straightforward message, good examples and plentiful resources may well combine to inspire new advocates. Kirkus
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Laidlaw, author of No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs, now provides a book that will empower youth to help homeless cats . . . Attractive sidebars contain tidbits of information that will be of interest to cat lovers . . . Highly Recommended. - CM Magazine ****/4 CM Magazine
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. . . the book's centerpiece is the "cat champions," or young people (some eight or nine years old) who have gone above and beyond to make life better for felines. . . . The list of organizations where kids can learn about ways they can help is extensive and useful. Booklist
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The kids' actions should inspire readers to get involved with rescue efforts in their own communities. This title would be useful for its information on young people and their determination to protect cats everywhere. School Library Journal
Synopsis
Meet young "Cat Champions", kids who are helping domestic and feral cats by volunteering at shelters, fostering kittens, and raising awareness about cats who need help. Learn about the issues facing our feline friends, and be inspired to become a "Cat Champion" yourself.
About the Author
Rob Laidlaw has devoted his life to protecting animals and empowering others to do the same. He is the founder of several animal protection organizations and an author of 5 children's books about animal welfare and activism. No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs won the OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award and the Hackmatack Award; its companion book, Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, is nominated for the same awards. Rob lives in Toronto, Ontario.