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The cat, the owl and the fresh fish / story by Nadine Robert ; art by Sang Miao ; translation by Nick Frost and Catherine Ostiguy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Varennes, Quebec, Canada : Milky Way Picture Books, 2023Copyright date: �2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781990252174
  • 1990252176
Uniform titles:
  • Chat, la chouette et le poisson frais. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "One day, Grey Cat stumbles upon a surprise in one of his usual fishing spots: a small wooden rowboat containing a bucket of fresh fish sitting idly. Curious and eager to snatch it up, Grey Cat seeks the help of a nearby owl, who is willing to lend a hand if Grey Cat helps him free his claw from under a log. But will Grey Cat choose to help the owl--or is he too eager to reach the rowboat and grab his newfound treasure?"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook ROBERT, NADINE On hold 33111011059611 1
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook ROBERT, NADINE Checked out 06/25/2024 33111011273865
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A cunning owl and a distracted cat attempt to outsmart each other in author Nadine Robert and illustrator Sang Miao's charming, timeless fable, The Cat, the Owl and the Fresh Fish .



One day, Grey Cat stumbles upon a surprise in one of his usual fishing spots: a small wooden rowboat containing a bucket of fresh fish sitting idly. Curious and eager to snatch it up, Grey Cat seeks the help of a nearby owl, who is willing to lend a hand if Grey Cat helps him free his claw from under a log. But will Grey Cat choose to help the owl--or is he too eager to reach the rowboat and grab his newfound treasure?



"Aesop himself would be pleased with this original parable of brains outsmarting greed." -- Kirkus Reviews

Includes 2 fold-out pages.

Translation of: Le chat, la chouette et le poisson frais.

"One day, Grey Cat stumbles upon a surprise in one of his usual fishing spots: a small wooden rowboat containing a bucket of fresh fish sitting idly. Curious and eager to snatch it up, Grey Cat seeks the help of a nearby owl, who is willing to lend a hand if Grey Cat helps him free his claw from under a log. But will Grey Cat choose to help the owl--or is he too eager to reach the rowboat and grab his newfound treasure?"-- Provided by publisher

For children aged 3 and up.

Text in English translated from the French.

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