Miss Cat. 1, The case of the curious canary / Jean-Luc Fromental & Joëlle Jolivet ; translated from the French by Jill Phythian.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Fromental, Jean-Luc. Miss Chat ; Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780500660263
- 0500660263
- Case of the curious canary
- Cas du canari. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Graphic Novel | New | MISS CAT | 1 | Checked out | 06/12/2024 | 33111011468994 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Graphic Novel | New | MISS CAT | 1 | Available | 33111011350010 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'Thames & Hudson's new star signing is a detective in skinny jeans and a hoodie with cat ears who features in a stylish graphic novel series aimed at six- to 10-year-olds that's endorsed by none other than Posy Simmonds ... young readers ought to lap up Miss Cat's tightly plotted tale and fun, memorable characters' Observer The first book in a new irresistible graphic novel series for young readers, featuring a cool detective dressed in her cat-ear hoodie. Meet Miss Cat, a private eye with ears on her hat and a nose for mystery! Miss Cat is always keen to get her claws into a new case. When Mr Maximus comes to her detective agency, searching for a kidnapped canary, the scene is set for a tale of crafty crooks, strange secrets, and a huge helping of animal magic.
In English, translated from the French.
Originally published in French as "Miss Chat: Le cas du canari": 2021.
Sad, old Mr. Maximus comes to see Miss Cat at the old dairy she uses as an office. Someone has kidnapped his canary, Harry, his pride and joy. Mr. Maximus begs the detective to help find him. Following the trail of the missing canary, Miss Cat encounters the alluring Doris and aggressive Wolfgang, her talking dog. What could they be trying to hide? And could the elderly Maximus and the dashing Mixus the Magnificent -- a magician with extraordinary powers -- actually be the same person? Miss Cat must uncover the truth and get everything back to normal!
Pre-adolescent.