Catwings Return, Ursula K. Le Guin
Catwings Return, Ursula K. Le Guin
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Catwings Return

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Narrator: Ursula K. Le Guin

Unabridged: 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/03/2008


Synopsis

Award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin has been praised for her gentle tales of the catwings kittens. The series' first book, Catwings, was picked as a Book to Look For by legendary Science Fiction writer Orson Scott Card. In the second catwings story, the kittens decide to visit their mother in the city. But before finding Mother, they find a very special kitten who needs their help. "A convincing fantasy and a worthy sequel."-Booklist, starred review

About Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was an American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays. First published in the 1960s, her work has often depicted futuristic or imaginary alternative worlds in politics, the natural environment, gender, religion, sexuality, and ethnography.

Ursula has influenced such Booker Prize winners and other writers as Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell-and notable science fiction and fantasy writers including Neil Gaiman and Iain Banks. She has won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, each more than once. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She has resided in Portland, Oregon since 1959.


Reviews

Το ίδιο απογοητευτικό όσο και το πρώτο βιβλίο, πάντα μέσα από τα μάτια ενός παιδιού 10 ετών που αισθάνεται να προσβάλλουν τη νοημοσύνη του όταν αυτό το βιβλίο προτείνεται για την ηλικία του, ενώ για άλλη μια φορά, η μητέρα γάτα... ΠΡΟΣΠΑΘΕΙ να ξεφορτωθεί ένα ακόμα γατάκι και να μην έχει τη φροντίδα......more

Goodreads review by Calista

A cute little book for young readers starting on a chapter book. Good for ages 6-8. It's a book about cats who can fly. It is good writing and young readers will enjoy it.......more

Goodreads review by Ruthie

The little cats with wings are thriving in their new home in the country with their human children to love and care for them. Homesickness for their mother sets in, and two of the siblings fly off to visit her. What they find instead is their old neighborhood under attack by a wrecking ball and no m......more