| Edition |
Library edition, unabridged. |
| Description |
4 audio discs (4 hrs., 48 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer |
Read by Joel Rooks. |
| Audience |
Recommended for listeners ages 6 to 10. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 5.0 101956. |
| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| Summary |
Whittington, a feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor's story. |
| Contents |
Whittington meets the lady -- The animals in the barn -- Bernie and how he got the horses -- Abby and Ben meet the horses -- The lady tells the barn about Whittington -- The animals tell Whittington about themselves -- Havey and the cat's surprise -- The last day for baths -- The lady asks Whittington to tell his story -- The man Whittington named himself after -- Dick's dream -- Dick goes to London -- Dick arrives in London -- The boy goes to work for Fitzwarren -- Ben's first reading lesson in the barn -- Blackie arrives -- Dick meets his cat -- Out with the owls -- Spooker is sick -- Ben's reading -- To Africa on the Unicorn -- The registered letter -- Ben's school principal visits the Texaco -- Reading recovery -- Dick sees a beautiful girl in black -- Two newcomers join the barn -- Dick's cat returns -- A hawk attacks the lady -- Ben goes to reading recovery and meets Miss O'Brian -- The cat's operation -- Dick meets Will Price again -- Willy the goat's surprise -- Dick sees the girl in black again -- Marker raids the barn -- Dick decides on the dangerous voyage -- Ben's decision -- A token for Mary -- Gent arrives -- A rescue -- Dick's cat is lost at sea -- Mary -- Ben's triumph -- Life in the barn continues -- The last warm afternoon of Autumn. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Cats -- Juvenile fiction.
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Whittington, Richard, -1423 -- Legends -- Juvenile fiction.
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Cats -- Fiction.
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Whittington, Richard, -1423 -- Legends -- Fiction.
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Domestic animals -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Rook, Joel.
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| ISBN |
0739337009 |
| Standard No. |
9780739337004 $38.00 |
| Music No. |
YA 1096A Listening Library |
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