The Cat Who Walked Across France # 6

1.      Author: Kate Banks
2.      Title: The Cat Who Walked Across France
3.      Illustrator: Georg Hallensleben
4.      Genre: Realistic Fiction
5.      Subgenre: Picture book/ Fiction
6.      Theme: Cats, Home, and France
7.      Primary and secondary Characters: The Cat and The old Woman
9.      Date of Publication: 2009
10.  Publication Company: Frances Foster Books

A happy cat that lived with an old woman by the sea was shipped to the city after the old woman passed.  The cat began his long and lonely journey all over France to try and find his old home by the sea.  His journey wore on his body but his courage and dedication was worth the reward of having a home.  I would present this book to students in grades kindergarten through second grade.  I would use this book to either give an example of how animals travel long distances or during a lesson that has to do with France.  The different scence in the book are well known places in France.