Dewey：The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

图书标准信息

• 作者 Vicki、Bret Witter 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2008-09
• ISBN 9780446407410
• 定价 173.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Howmuchofanimpactcanananimalhave?Howmanylivescanonecattouch?Howisitpossibleforanabandonedkittentotransformasmalllibrary,saveaclassicAmericantown,andeventuallybecomefamousaroundtheworld?Youcan'tevenbegintoanswerthosequestionsuntilyouhearthecharmingstoryofDeweyReadmoreBooks,thebelovedlibrarycatofSpencer,Iowa.Dewey'sstorystartsintheworstpossibleway.Onlyafewweeksold,onthecoldestnightoftheyear,hewasstuffedintothereturnedbookslotattheSpencerPublicLibrary.Hewasfoundthenextmorningbylibrarydirector,VickiMyron,asinglemotherwhohadsurvivedthelossofherfamilyfarm,abreastcancerscare,andanalcoholichusband.Deweywonherheart,andtheheartsofthestaff,bypullinghimselfupandhobblingonfrostbittenfeettonudgeeachoftheminagestureofthanksandlove.Forthenextnineteenyears,heneverstoppedcharmingthepeopleofSpencerwithhisenthusiasm,warmth,humility,(foracat)and,aboveall,hissixthsenseaboutwhoneededhimmost.Ashisfamegrewfromtowntotown,thenstatetostate,andfinally,amazingly,worldwide,Deweybecamemorethanjustafriend;hebecameasourceofprideforanextraordinaryHeartlandfarmingtownpullingitswayslowlybackfromthegreatestcrisisinitslonghistory.

【作者简介】

VickiMyronVickyMyrongrewuponafamilyfarminnorthwestIowa.ShebeganasanassistantlibrarianattheSpencerlibrary.Withinafewyears,shewaspromotedtodirectorofthelibrary.Asasinglemother,Vickyworkedtowardsamastersdegreefor