Blackie, a Lost Cat: Her Many Adventures by Richard Barnum
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"Blackie, a Lost Cat: Her Many Adventures" by Richard Barnum is a children's fiction book likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows the titular character, Blackie, a clever black cat who embarks on a series of adventures after deciding to run away from her comfortable home with the children Arthur and Mabel. Through her escapades, Blackie discovers both the joys and challenges of life beyond her home, encountering various
characters along the way. At the start of the story, Blackie is introduced as a content and loved pet living in a cozy home, where she is cared for by two children. Feeling adventurous, she learns from another cat, Speckle, about the excitement of running away, leading her to explore the world outside her home. However, her adventure quickly turns into a series of trials as she faces challenges, including getting lost, being chased by a boy, and finding herself trapped in an empty house. Eventually, she seeks safety and sustenance while contemplating her next moves and reminiscing about her life at home, setting the stage for the further adventures to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Barnum, Richard |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Rogers, Walter S. (Walter Stanton), 1870-1937 |
| Title | Blackie, a Lost Cat: Her Many Adventures |
| Series Title | Kneetime animal stories |
| Credits |
Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 92.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Animals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Cats -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Pets -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61654 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-61654-4 |
| Release Date | Mar 22, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 634 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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