Writers and their pets : true stories of famous authors and their animal friends

Book

Krull, Kathleen, (author.). Lemay, Violet, (illustrator.).

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Edgar Allan Poe -- Charles Dickens -- Mark Twain -- Edith Wharton -- Beatrix Potter -- Gertrude Stein -- Virginia Woolf -- Dorothy Parker -- William Faulkner -- E.B. White -- Ernest Hemingway -- John Steinbeck -- Marguerite Henry -- Pablo Neruda -- Kurt Vonnegut -- Flannery O'Connor -- Maurice Sendak -- Alice Walker -- J.K. Rowling.
Summary, etc.:	"Did you know that Edgar Alan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? That a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more with full-color illustrations and a chirpy narrative that will delight literary buffs, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Writers and Their Pets is the perfect follow-up to the successful Artists and Their Pets"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:	Grades 4-6. Ages 9-12.