Being a lover of cats, I enjoy reading anything and everything I can about them. In fact, my first book as a child focused on a very special cat, Katie. In the book, Katie the Kitten, by Kathryn and Byron Jackson, Katie goes on all sorts of adventures. She snaps at a fly, hops after a frog, fights with her shadow, and sniffs a daisy. In the end, she drinks enough milk to make her tummy full, and she falls asleep in an old hat…purring.
Other juvenile books focus on the antics of cats as well. One of the most
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Carbon-Based Life
by Jane Wangersky December 31st, 2009 | Books, Cats, Dogs, Horses
A recent article by Terry O’Neill said that, if people really wanted to reduce carbon emissions, they’d take the idea to its natural conclusion and get rid of their pets. Not that O’Neill endorses this – he’s just read about it in a book that claims:
(The book is Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, by Robert and Brenda Vale, who, as O’Neill says, “may well be
simply feeding an average-sized dog has the eco-footprint of building and fueling a Toyota Land Cruiser. A cat’s eco-paw-print is somewhat less: about the same as a Volkswagen Golf.
(The book is Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, by Robert and Brenda Vale, who, as O’Neill says, “may well be
