Cats and Us

Name: Cats and Us
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781779460394
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A Ten-Thousand-Year Fascination

By Marta Pantaleo

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Cats have always fascinated us! When human beings first encountered wild cats, they could see things in the dark that our eyes couldn't, and their hunting helped keep pests away. Eventually, they became our companions and joined us on journeys across the sea to faraway lands.... Read More

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Based on extensive research, this narrative nonfiction picture book traces the special relationship between humans and these furry felines a purr-fect introduction for the youngest of readers to the mysterious world of cats! Includes backmatter with further information on the cat breeds featured in the book. A companion book to Dogs and Us.

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Cats have always fascinated us!

When human beings first encountered wild cats, they could see things in the dark that our eyes couldn't, and their hunting helped keep pests away. Eventually, they became our companions and joined us on journeys across the sea to faraway lands. Soon, the whole world became obsessed with cats!

Over the centuries and all around the world, the cat has appeared in myths, legends, superstitions, and stories. From the time we first admired cats in ancient Egypt to the creation of cat cafes in Korea in the present day, cats continue to fascinate and intrigue us. While they allow us to understand some things about them, cats have still managed to retain an aura of mystery even today. Do any of us really know what's going on in their heads?

Based on extensive research, this narrative nonfiction picture book traces the special relationship between humans and these furry felines—a purr-fect introduction for the youngest of readers to the mysterious world of cats! Includes backmatter with further information on the cat breeds featured in the book. A companion book to Dogs and Us.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781779460394

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 October 2025

Country: Canada

Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Illustration: The illustrations were created digitally.

Contributors:

Translated by Debbie Bibo
Translated by Yvette Ghione

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 267.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 411g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Marta Pantaleo

About the Author

MARTA PANTALEO is a picture book creator who studied graphic design and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and illustration at MiMaster in Milan. She has created illustrations for children's books, magazines and international publications that include the New York Times. Her work has been selected and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators of New York, the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair and the Bologna Children's Book Fair exhibition. She lives in Rome, Italy.

DEBBIE BIBO is a literary agent, translator and founder of the Debbie Bibo Agency. Her translations include Dogs and Us by Marta Pantaleo, Petra and Fish and Crab, both by Marianna Coppo, The Forest by Riccardo Bozzi and illustrated by Violeta Lpiz and Valerio Vidali, Detective Mole and The Biggest Mistake, both by Camilla Pintonato. She lives in Milan, Italy.

YVETTE GHIONE is an editor and translator. Her translations include Who Owns the Clouds? by Mario Brassard and illustrated by Gerard DuBois; Children Around the World by Donata Montanari; and many of Marianne Dubuc's books, including Mr. Postmouse's Rounds and And Then the Seed Grew and Your House, My House. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.