Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world
(Large Print)
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Published:
New York : Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2008.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print ed.
Physical Desc:
xii, 464 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
820L
Status:
Description
Traces the author's discovery of a half-frozen kitten in the drop-box of her small-community Iowa library and the feline's development into an affable library mascot whose intuitive nature prompted hundreds of abiding friendships, in a tale told against a backdrop of the town's struggles with the 1980s farm crisis.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780446541190, 0446541192
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
820
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
Description
Traces the author's discovery of a half-frozen kitten in the drop-box of her small-community Iowa library and the feline's development into an affable library mascot whose intuitive nature prompted hundreds of abiding friendships, in a tale told against a backdrop of the town's struggles with the 1980s farm crisis.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Myron, V., & Witter, B. (2008). Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world. Large print ed. Grand Central Publishing Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Myron, Vicki and Bret. Witter. 2008. Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Grand Central Publishing Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Myron, Vicki and Bret. Witter, Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Myron, Vicki. and Bret Witter. Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Large print ed. Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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