Author: Alan Armstrong Year: 2005 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Animals, Fiction, Fantasy, Children
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ISBNs: 9780375828652 0375828656 |
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This Newbery-Honor winning tale introduces Whittington, a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals--as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing--a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat who brought Dick Whittington to the heights of wealth and power in 16th-century England. This is an unforgettable tale about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling, and how learning to read saves one little boy.
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