Cats Aloft (Anton and Cecil Series #3)

by Lisa Martin, Valerie Martin, Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)

Overview

Tuckered out from a journey across the Wild West, cat brothers Anton and Cecil are ready to head east for home—until a minor stop to change trains in Chicago turns into a major adventure. A bloodhound detective recruits the brothers to help solve a case: puppies are disappearing right off their leashes!

Anton and Cecil’s search takes them deep into the heart of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, where they befriend exotic animals, ride the newly invented Ferris Wheel, and look for clues amid the crowds of fairgoers. Just as they close in on the culprit, Cecil is carried away in a giant flying balloon and Anton is left behind. Can the cat brothers find the puppies and each other in this big, busy city?

Fans of classic animal adventures such as A Cricket in Times Square and Poppy will love Anton and Cecil’s world, brimming with action and rich, true-to-life detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616204594
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/27/2016
Series:	Anton and Cecil Series , #3
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Valerie Martin is the author of many acclaimed adult novels. She lives in Millbrook, New York.  Her niece, Lisa Martin, has worked as an educator and children’s poet and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
 

Editorial Reviews

Parents seeking a fright-free, friendly tale . . . look no further. Feline aficionados may love the cat characters.” —Kirkus Reviews
 

From the Publisher

2016-08-02
Cat brothers Anton and Cecil are on the road again…or above it, as the case may be.Fresh from ocean and train trips (Cats at Sea, 2013, etc.), slim, smart Anton and his fluffy, trouble-magnet brother, Cecil, are ready to head home. Their friends in the mouse network give them directions that lead to their meeting Ruby, a bloodhound who works with a human detective. Ruby has a case she’d like the cats’ help on: puppies are going missing at the fair. The trio splits up, and with the help of other animals around the fair, they find the puppies are being dognapped. Danger-prone Cecil ends up in a trap meant to nab a puppy…and then in a hot air balloon. Separated again, the brothers must reunite and expose the human dog thieves while helping their animal friends along the way. Adult literary author Valerie Martin and her educator niece, Lisa Martin, present a mild third outing. While technically well-written, the action sequences are more wordy than wild, and the animal characters are so pleasant there’s very little tension in their world. They don’t understand everything the humans around them do, and that may elicit a few smiles from some young readers. Parents seeking a fright-free, friendly tale with few surprises need look no further. Feline aficionados may love the cat characters, but the “mystery” won’t leave them purring. (Fantasy. 8-11)

Kirkus Review