Everything Cat What Kids Really Want to Know about Cats

by Crisp, Marty

• ISBN13: 9781559718653
• ISBN10: 155971865X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Northword Pr

Summary

The second book in the "Kids' FAQs" series, with real questions from realids. Like the first title, "Everything Dog", "Everything Cat" is not aypical reference book. It includes all kinds of questions gathered from kidsll across the country and answers them in a matter-of-fact way. Why do myat's eyes glow in photographs? Why did my cat bring me a bird she justilled? Why do cats like getting on top of the fridge? These are the kinds ofuestions kids have, and author and journalist Marty Crisp has carefullyesearched the answers and shares them here.;Did you know that domestic catsll trace their roots back to Egypt? Did you know that a cat's hearing isore than twice as good as a dog's and five times better than a human's? Didou know that cats literally have a "sixth" sense? "Everything Cat" is fullf facts and true anecdotes for young readers. Perfect for animal lovers or aun research topic, "Kids' FAQs" books are for every kid who's always asking "hy?"

Table of Contents

introduction	7	(1)
Did cats come from dinosaurs?	8	(2)
How many breeds of cat exist today?	10	(2)
Did curiosity really kill the cat?	12	(2)
My cat doesn't come when I call her. Does she know her name?	14	(2)
Can you teach a cat tricks?	16	(2)
How much sleep does a cat need?	18	(1)
Why do cats purr?	19	(1)
Do cats communicate?	20	(2)
Why do cats play with their food?	22	(2)
Why does my cat stare at me?	24	(1)
Why did my cat bring me a bird he just killed?	25	(1)
How old can a cat live to be?	26	(1)
Why did our old cat disappear forever?	27	(2)
Why does my cat like catnip?	29	(1)
Why do my cat's eyes seem to glow in photographs?	30	(1)
Why do cats seem to have a hard time getting along?	31	(1)
Why is my cat so picky about what he eats?	32	(2)
Why does my cat lick herself?	34	(1)
Why do cats eat grass?	35	(1)
Should we have our cat declawed?	36	(2)
How come my cat is afraid to climb down trees?	38	(2)
Do cats always land on their feet?	40	(2)
Why do cats hate water?	42	(2)
Do cats really have nine lives?	44	(2)
Why do cats like getting on top of the fridge?	46	(2)
Why is a cat's tongue rough?	48	(2)
Are there any famous cats?	50	(2)
Why are so many people allergic to cats?	52	(2)
Is a black cat bad luck?	54	(2)
Do cats like people or don't they?	56	(3)
strange cat facts	59	(3)
resources	62