Comet's Nine Lives

Like all cats, Comet knew he had been born with nine lives. But he'd never thought much about it until the day he lost life number one in a flower garden on Nantucket. He'd spent lazy days wandering all over the island, not calling any one place home. Now he knows it is time to settle down. But Comet's lives begin to disappear all too quickly, as he gets into one humorous predicament after another. Then comes the day of the big hurricane....

Beautiful island scenes--sandy beaches, hillside flower gardens, seaside trails, villages, and the sea itself are set within exquisite shell borders. Once again Jan Brett brings her originality and charm to a familiar setting as she inhabits her Nantucket with colorful canine residents, among them a shaggy sheepdog captain who travels through the story and into the borders looking for a friend to live with him and his lighthouse cat.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/27/1996
ISBN: 9780399229312
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.05h x 10.28w x 0.38d
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/07/1996 pg. 74
Booklist 10/15/1996 pg. 430
School Library Journal 12/01/1996 pg. 85
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1996 pg. 21 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 14997 / Comet's Nine Lives
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5