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Rumford, James , Rumford, James

Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey

32 pp. | Houghton | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-618-22423-8 $$16.00

(2) PS Calabash Cat "set off down the road to see where the world ended." Different animals are convinced that their limited terrain is the entire world until an eagle provides the cat with a bird's-eye view. Rumford uses folk-art patterns from Chad to decorate each animal. Arabic text parallels the English, adding to the message that different parts of the world tend to see things from their own perspectives, but that the only way to see clearly is to rise above it all.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2003