Where's Johnny?
The Tale of a Lost Cat
- Publisher
- Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2024
- Category
- Cats, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Alternative Family
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- k to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781778690419
- Publish Date
- Oct 2024
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
LOST CAT! Johnny jumps out the window right into an adventure! At first he is excited—the city has so much to explore! But the city is dangerous too. Can Johnny survive the challenges he faces? And will the lost cat ever find his way home? Join Johnny on an epic journey to find his forever family!
This engaging, action-packed tale tells the (based-on-a-true) story of a cat lost for two years in a prairie city and the challenges he faces before a chance encounter reunites him with his forever family. This book is aimed at young readers aged 5-9, newcomers to Canadian classrooms, and children with neurodiversities. As they follow Johnny on his journey, young readers will explore themes of loneliness and survival (and triumph!) against the odds, as well as what it means to belong.
About the authors
Lori Burton has been a writer since she was a child, and her early love of reading was the motivation behind her first book-length story, “The Flying Mouse,” which she wrote in Grade 6. She also wrote poetry for most of her childhood.An elementary schoolteacher for nearly four decades, Lori has taught every grade from preschool to Grade 5, as well as lessons in reading, writing, oral language, and math demonstration to students from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8. She holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Regina, and her first publication was a teaching handbook, Inviting Writing into the Science Classroom: How Teachers Open the Door (YNWP, 2002). Now retired, Lori lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she lives with her husband and teaches English at RCMP Depot Division, and works as an editor in the publishing industry.Inspired by reading first to her students, and then to her own three children, Lori’s interest in children’s literature led her to write her first work of juvenile fiction, Fight for Justice (Coteau Books, 2009), the story of a ten-year-old boy dealing with bullying and other challenges of growing up in the inner city. Though written as fiction, Lori’s second book for children, Where’s Johnny?, a chapter book for early readers, is based on the backyard visits of a real-life Maine Coon cat.
WENDI NORDELL has been drawing for as long as she could hold a pencil. It has always been a favourite pastime and eventually became an occasional job. While her three children were growing up, she painted many murals, including the pediatrics wing in a hospital, a school entrance, and in many homes. She also attended festivals and craft shows, selling hand-drawn gift cards, bookmarks, and illustrations. Now that her children are grown, she has pursued an illustration career, illustrating a dozen books in the last five years, mostly for children, but also including Edward Willett's science-fiction and fantasy poetry collection I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust. Recently, Wendi decided to improve her artistic skills and abilities by returning to the Alberta University of the Arts, pursuing a degree in illustration. Wendi has almost always picked up books based on their cover art, and if there are illustrations inside the book she thinks that’s even better. She truly hopes that her illustrations enhance readers' experience with books--including this one!
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