Why do cats meow?

Curious Questions about Your Favourite Pet

Lily Snowden-Fine, Nick Crumpton

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Thames & Hudson
06 August 2020

Children's & Educational; Pets (Children's&YA)

Series: Favourite Pets

Why Do Cats Meow? is the second book in the series of natural history books for children that answer curious questions about favourite and familiar pets. The book highlights the qualities of different types of cats, and answers some of the more curious questions children have about cats, including: why do cats like scratching things? Why do cats like bringing us dead things? and Why do cats have wet noses?

Through the book, children will come to understand what's so unique about a cat's body and its behaviour and why they deserve to be well cared for. The book also profiles famous cats from history and popular culture, including the cat-headed Egyptian goddess Bastet and Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, who lives and works at 10 Downing Street in London. By incorporating zoological information about the feline species with stories from history, art, religion and popular culture, Why Do Cats Meow? celebrates why cats have been such dear pets to us for centuries.

By: Nick Crumpton
Illustrated by: Lily Snowden-Fine
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 230mm,
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780500652381
ISBN 10: 0500652384
Series: Favourite Pets
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 06 August 2020
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lions in your living room: How long have people kept pet cats? • The good, the bad and the snuggly: How many different cats are there? • Making their mark: Do cats have territories? • Caterwauling kitties: Why do cats meow? • Feeling the way: What do a cat’s whiskers do? • Following your nose: Why do cats have wet noses? • Wary of the water: Why don’t cats like water? • An appetite for destruction: Why do cats like scratching things? • Unbreakable: Do cats have nine lives? • Moody moggies: Is my cat ignoring me? • Celestial creatures: Why were cats worshipped? • Cats in high places: Could cats rule the world? • Hunting instinct: Why do cats bring us dead animals? • Family matters: Where do cats like to have kittens? • Clean freak: Why do cats lick their own bottoms? • Content as can be: How can you keep your cat healthy? • Cat words: Index • Witches and omens: Do cats bring bad luck? • What a cat sees: Can cats see in the dark? • Petting your pet: Do cats like being stroked?

Dr Nick Crumpton is a zoologist at University College London. He completed his PhD at Cambridge University before working at the Natural History Museum and for the BBC. He is the author of The Amazing Animal Atlas.

Reviews for Why do cats meow?: Curious Questions about Your Favourite Pet

Fun... With accessible factual answers, this enjoyable picture book will leave even veteran cat-lovers with their info-bank replenished. With appealingly naive styling, Snowden-Fine's double-page spreads offer gentle humor as cats of vastly different species, colors, and sizes interpret the text... A good addition to the cat canon.