Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends [Paperback]

Around the world, young people are making a difference in the lives of cats. In Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, meet kids who are helping at shelters, fostering kittens, volunteering with sterilization programs, and caring for abandoned cats. Animal advocate Rob Laidlaw brings readers a hopeful, inspiring look at the issues facing domesticated and feral cats, and the Cat Champions who are working to help them.Informational sidebars throughout the book describe issues facing cats ( The Cats Out of the Bag ) as well as good-news feline facts ( The Cats Meow ). Filled with colour photographs and real-life stories, Cat Champions will inspire and empower readers of all ages.

AboutCat Champions: Caring for Our Feline Friends

2015 OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award runner-up

2014 Red Cedar Nonfiction Award shortlist

2014 Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, English Non-Fiction shortlist

2014 Canadian Children's Book CentreBest Books for Kids & Teensselection

2013Resource Links The Year's Best selection

The straightforward message, good examples and plentiful resources may well combine to inspire new advocates. Kirkus Reviews

The kids' actions should inspire readers to get involved with rescue efforts in their own communities. This title would be useful for its information on young people and their determination to protect cats everywhere. School Library Journal

[T]he book's centerpiece is the 'cat champions,' or young people (some eight or nine years old) who have gone above and beyond to make life better for felines....The list of organizations where kids can learn about ways they can help is extensive and useful. Booklist

The information is easily accessible and the stories are engaging and heart-warming...This is a wonderful book for any animal lover.