Miranda the Great

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005 - Juvenile Fiction - 89 pages
When barbarians invade ancient Rome and Miranda the cat is separated from her owners, she and her daughter lead a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum. Illustrations.
 

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Contents

MIRANDA
FLIGHT
TWO BRAVE CATS 13
RESCUING THE KITTENS 21
THE LION 32
A DROP OF LIONS MILK 39
FOOD FOR ALL 45
ZAG AND MIRANDA 53
REUNION 60
MIRANDATHE GREAT QUEEN OF THE COLOSSEUM 76
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Eleanor Estes
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About the author (2005)

Eleanor Estes was born in West Haven, Connecticut on May 9, 1906. She graduated from the Pratt Institute Library School and worked as a children's librarian in branches of the New York Public Library system. Her first book, The Moffats, was published in 1941. Her other works include The Hundred Dresses and Ginger Pye, which won a John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished children's book in 1952. She also wrote a single adult novel entitled The Echoing Green. She died of complications following a stroke on July 15, 1988 at the age of 82.

Bibliographic information

TitleMiranda the Great
An Odyssey/Harcourt Brace Young Classic
Odyssey classic
AuthorEleanor Estes
Illustrated byEdward Ardizzone
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005
ISBN0152054111, 9780152054113
Length89 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Cats
Juvenile Fiction / Classics
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Ancient Civilizations
Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman
  
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