Title The famous Nini : a mostly true story of how a plain white cat became a star / by Mary Nethery ; illustrated by John Manders.

Imprint

Boston [Mass.] : Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J PBOR NETHERY	Check Shelf

Description	32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary	In Venice, Italy, in the 1890s, a stray cat draws attention to a coffee shop in which he inspired composer Giuseppe Verdi, and as the feline's fame grows, the shop's owner entertains royalty, the Pope, and many others. Includes historical notes about the real Nini and his visitors.
Subject	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Juvenile fiction.
	Fame -- Juvenile fiction.
	Cats -- Juvenile fiction.
	Coffee shops -- Juvenile fiction.
	Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1866- -- Juvenile fiction.
	Italy -- History -- 1870-1914 -- Juvenile fiction.
	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Fiction.
	Fame -- Fiction.
	Cats -- Fiction.
	Coffee shops -- Fiction.
	Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1866- -- Fiction.
	Italy -- History -- 1870-1914 -- Fiction.
	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. (OCoLC)fst00033445
	Cats. (OCoLC)fst00849374
	Coffee shops. (OCoLC)fst00866401
	Fame. (OCoLC)fst00920123
	Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
	Italy -- Venice. (OCoLC)fst01204473
Chronological Term	Since 1866
Genre/Form	Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
	Picture books for children.
	Children's stories -- Pictorial works.
	History (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Fiction.
Added Author	Manders, John, illustrator.
ISBN	9780618977697
	0618977694

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