{"product_id":"its-raining-cats-and-cats-9780940719064","title":"It's Raining Cats--And Cats!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The horrific overpopulation of cats is one of our country's most tragic animal problems. Let us hope that this charming book will help guide readers to the obvious solution, spay\/neuter.\"--\u003cb\u003eBob Barker\u003c\/b\u003e, founder of The DJ\u0026amp;T Foundation and former host of \u003ci\u003eThe Price Is Right \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner of the ASPCA Henry Bergh Award for Best Children's Picture Book, Fiction, Companion Animals\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHonor Book, The Humane Society of the US Youth KIND Award, children's picture books\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jim and his mom return home from the vet with Molly the cat after her surgery, Jim asks, \"Why did we keep Molly from having kittens? I like kittens \" In this delightfully illustrated imagined journey into the future, Jim's mom shows the many ways that Molly's (and her kittens') potential for multiplying would change their lives--and not for the better \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's Raining Cats--and Cats  \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to kids and adults with its delightful, detailed art that encourages looking through the book many times. This is the first children's picture book to show, vividly and humorously, the importance of neutering. Animal groups and vets will praise it, since spaying and neutering are at the top of their agenda, not only to keep animal populations in check, but to avoid killing millions of unwanted, homeless animals every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cb\u003eJeanne Prevost \u003c\/b\u003eis an elementary school teacher who has also worked as a medical assistant for a veterinary hospital; trained puppies for Guiding Eyes for the Blind; and raised chickens, ducks, a goat, and numerous dogs. \u003ci\u003eIt's Raining Cats--and Cats \u003c\/i\u003e is her first children's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmelia Hansen \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of The Gryphon Press titles \u003ci\u003eAre You Ready for Me? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAt the Dog Park with Sam and Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as nineteen other books exploring the connections between people, animals, and the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gryphon Press - The Gryphon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780940719064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.74h x 9.22w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e147909 \/ It's Raining Cats and Cats!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jeanne Prevost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40600781160629,"sku":"9780940719064","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a9d2c18d-5548-47ae-8ba1-0f35eb22c5fc.jpg?v=1627358753","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/its-raining-cats-and-cats-9780940719064","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}