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Summary:

"The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats. Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening. His neighborhood is empty except for the many cats left behind. Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay. He can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa has a big heart, but he will need help from others if he wants to keep all of his new friends safe"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Latham, Irene , author

Contributors:

Shamsi-Basha, Karim, 1965- , author

Shimizu, Yuko, 1965- , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The cat man of Aleppo [by Latham, I.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Cat man of Aleppo [by Latham, I.] (New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2020] — ISBN 9781984813800; LCCN 2019022310)

Subjects:

Aljaleel, Alaa — Juvenile literature

Animal sanctuaries — Syria — Aleppo — Juvenile literature

Cat rescue — Syria — Aleppo — Juvenile literature

Syria — History — Civil War, 2011- — Juvenile literature

Aleppo (Syria) — Social conditions — Juvenile literature

Cats — Juvenile literature

Syrian Civil War (Syria : 2011-)

Since 2011

Animal sanctuaries

Social conditions

Cats

Cat rescue

Syria

Syria — Aleppo

Genres:

Picture books

Biographical fiction

History

Juvenile works

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.6 0.5 Accelerated Reader Quiz #510187.
Caldecott Honor Book, 2021

Audience:

Children
Ages: 5-9.
610L (source: Lexile)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

J636.8 L352ca

ISBNs:

9781984813787 (hardcover)
1984813781 (hardcover)
9781713764816 (FollettBound)
1713764814 (FollettBound)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019021263

OCLC Numbers:

1100426060