Binding: Hardcover
Description: Thoroughly charming. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Original. Booklist (starred review)" A story about selflessness friendship and the importance of seeking unity through difference." Shelf Awareness (starred review) Two unlikely friends Federico in sixteenth - century Rome and Bee in present - day New Jersey are linked through an amiable cat Leonardo Da Vinci's mysterious wardrobe and an eerily perfect sketch of Bee. Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock's Da Vinci's Cat is a thrilling time - slip fantasy about rewriting history to save the present. This inventive novel will engross anyone who loved When You Reach Me and A Wrinkle in Time. Federico doesn t mind being a political hostage in the Pope's palace especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he must admit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full - grown a moment later is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert apparently an art collector from the future who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters with Federico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael but his plans take a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era desperate to save a dying girl. Bee never wanted to move to New Jersey. When a neighbor shows Bee a sketch that perfectly resembles her Bee freaked out solidifies her resolve to keep to herself. But then she meets a friendly cat and discovers a mysterious cabinet in her neighbor's attic a cabinet that leads her to Renaissance Rome. Bee who has learned about Raphael and Michelangelo in school never expected she d get to meet them and see them paint their masterpieces. This compelling time - slip adventure by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is full of action mystery history art and friendship and features one unforgettable cat. Includes black - and - white spot art throughout of Da Vinci's cat by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky as well as an author's note about the art artists and history that inspired the novel .
Title: Da Vinci's Cat
Author(s): Murdock Catherine Gilbert
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063015258
Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/25/2021