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Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth
211 pp.
| Holt |
April, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-7270-5$$16.95 1991
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4-6
Jason's cat doesn't have nine lives but does have the ability to visit nine different lives through time travel. Together, the boy and cat visit a pharaoh in ancient Egypt, are imprisoned for witchcraft in seventeenth-century Germany, and help a peddler in colonial America. This episodic fantasy, Alexander's first book for children (published in 1963), provides early evidence of his impressive talents. This edition includes a new author's note.