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5x3 inches.
From Publishers Weekly
Identical in format and length to its predecessor, Catwings, this new book picks up where that one left off. The four winged cats--Thelma, Roger, Harriet and James--are content in the country barn where they live, secretly cared for by humans Hank and Susan. But they would like to see their mother, and the dumpster where they were born. Only James and Harriet make the trip, and learn that the slums are being destroyed by demolition crews. Their mother and the dumpster have moved; instead, they find a winged kitten. After a brief reunion with their mother, who now lives amidst flower pots on an apartment roof, all three felines go to the farm. Some of this repeats the first book, such as the absence of a father, the mother who bravely, and perhaps somewhat curiously, sends the children away to a better life, and the rather dull goodness of the human boy and girl. Le Guin\'s graceful writing--especially of the adventurous rescue of the new member of the family and in the roof scene--is sweetly illuminated by S. D. Schindler\'s delicately tinted drawings. A Richard Jackson Book. Ages 7-10.
From Publishers Weekly
Identical in format and length to its predecessor, Catwings, this new book picks up where that one left off. The four winged cats--Thelma, Roger, Harriet and James--are content in the country barn where they live, secretly cared for by humans Hank and Susan. But they would like to see their mother, and the dumpster where they were born. Only James and Harriet make the trip, and learn that the slums are being destroyed by demolition crews. Their mother and the dumpster have moved; instead, they find a winged kitten. After a brief reunion with their mother, who now lives amidst flower pots on an apartment roof, all three felines go to the farm. Some of this repeats the first book, such as the absence of a father, the mother who bravely, and perhaps somewhat curiously, sends the children away to a better life, and the rather dull goodness of the human boy and girl. Le Guin\'s graceful writing--especially of the adventurous rescue of the new member of the family and in the roof scene--is sweetly illuminated by S. D. Schindler\'s delicately tinted drawings. A Richard Jackson Book. Ages 7-10.
