Temple Cat by Andrew Clements - 1996

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, 1996. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Clarion , 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Kate Kiesler color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1996 Clarion hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Kate Kiesler. CONTENT: This endearing tale is sure to find favor wherever cat stories are in demand. Worshipped as a god with servants to coddle him, a temple cat in ancient Egypt yearns for the freedom to live as a normal feline. So he slips away and travels until he reaches a fisherman's hut by the sea, where he discovers the humble pleasures of a "real" supper, a scratch behind the ears, and the joy of playing with children and being loved by them. If readers have regrets over the abandoned believers, there is no consolation offered, only an illustration on the back cover showing the god's empty pillow. The language is direct and spare but still descriptive, and the layout is consistent (full-page oil paintings opposite pages of text), making this a… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Clarion Books, 1996-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!