{"product_id":"catlantis-isbn-9781681370002","title":"Catlantis","description":"Baguette, a seemingly ordinary house cat, is a descendant of the magic Catlanteans who lived long ago in peace and happiness on the island of Catlantis. When he falls in love with the seductive alley cat Purriana, she insists Baguette accomplish a heroic feat before she’ll agree to marriage. They pay a visit to the oracle, Purriana’s great-great grandmother, who reveals to the surprised Baguette the secret of his bloodline and the special inheritance of all ginger descendants of the Catlanteans: the ability to time travel. She relates the cat-astrophe that befell Baguette’s ancestors when Catlantis was struck by storms and sank to the bottom of the Catlantic Ocean. Now Baguette must travel into the past in order to bring back the Catlantic flowers that will grant every cat nine lives. All the cats of the world have been awaiting his deed, but can Baguette, a lovesick tabby, fulfill the prophecy?“[Starobinets’s] first title for youngsters translated into English is a trippy, silly tale of cat magic, folklore, and love….Bugaeva's punny translation will make this a fine read-aloud. A must for those seeking culturally diverse literary experiences.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A madcap and highly original adventure by Anna Starobinets, translated from the Russian, and starkly illustrated.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, Children’s Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eCatlantis\u003c\/i\u003e is edifying as well as amusing...keeps the reader enthralled to the end in this imaginative epic.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Referred to as a European classic, \u003ci\u003eCatlantis\u003c\/i\u003e should find a home here in America too in the hearts of all lovers of animal stories, folklore, and fantasy.\" —Allison’s Book Bag (blog)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mix of fantasy and all things feline makes this a thoroughly eclectic and enjoyable read.” —\u003ci\u003eYour Cat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Quite an extraordinary book... wonderfully whimsical and delectable... a book for both children as well as adults.” —\u003ci\u003eThe School Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A self-obsessed house cat must voyage back through the Ocean of Time to find the lost island of Catlantis and save the nine lives of all cats if he is to win the paw of his lady love.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCatlantis\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary Russian children's classic that will soon be available in the U.S. Do NOT let the word 'children's' prevent you from reading this witty 'feline fantasy of the most amusing and strange kind.'\" —\u003ci\u003eCat Chat with Caren and Cody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Starobinets\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed, award-winning Russian novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Best known as a writer of dystopian and metaphysical novels and short stories, she is also a successful children’s author. \u003ci\u003eCatlantis\u003c\/i\u003e is her first children’s book to be translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrzej Klimowski\u003c\/b\u003e studied at Saint Martin’s School of Art and the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. He is an author of graphic novels and a designer of film and theater posters as well as numerous book covers, including the entire Everyman Collection of P.G. Wodehouse. He is a professor of illustration \u003cbr\u003e at the Royal College of Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJane Bugaeva\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Russia and emigrated with her family to the United States at the age of six. She translates children’s literature from the Russian and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two cats.","brand":"NYR Children's Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304737394917,"sku":"NP9781681370002","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681370002.jpg?v=1767723494","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/catlantis-isbn-9781681370002","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}