Title:
Whittington [sound recording] / by Alan Armstrong.
ISBN:
9780739337004
Personal Author:
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House/Listening Library, [2006]
℗2006
Physical Description:
4 audio discs (approximately 4 hr., 48 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents:
Whittington meets the lady -- The animals in the barn -- Bernie and how he got the horses -- Abby and Ben meet the horses -- The lady tells the barn about Whittington -- The animals tell Whittington about themselves -- Havey and the cat's surprise -- The last day for baths -- The lady asks Whittington to tell his story -- The man Whittington named himself after -- Dick's dream -- Dick goes to London -- Dick arrives in London -- The boy goes to work for Fitzwarren -- Ben's first reading lesson in the barn -- Blackie arrives -- Dick meets his cat -- Out with the owls -- Spooker is sick -- Ben's reading -- To Africa on the Unicorn -- The registered letter -- Ben's school principal visits the Texaco -- Reading recovery -- Dick sees a beautiful girl in black -- Two newcomers join the barn -- Dick's cat returns -- A hawk attacks the lady -- Ben goes to reading recovery and meets Miss O'Brian -- The cat's operation -- Dick meets Will Price again -- Willy the goat's surprise -- Dick sees the girl in black again -- Marker raids the barn -- Dick decides on the dangerous voyage -- Ben's decision -- A token for Mary -- Gent arrives -- A rescue -- Dick's cat is lost at sea -- Mary -- Ben's triumph -- Life in the barn continues -- The last warm afternoon of Autumn.
Summary:
Whittington, a feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor's story.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 5.0 101956.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.6 9 Quiz: 38319 Guided reading level: T.
Personal Subject:
Genre:
Added Author:
Audience:
760L Lexile
Performer:
Read by Joel Rooks.
OCLC Number:
ocm70542346
Availability:
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