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Quake Cats: Heartwarming stories of Christchurch Cats

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"Okay- buy it to help the charity."
3 stars"
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This is a good book but not a great book. Good photography and a nice idea. Some stories moved me enough to bring the odd tear to my eye. But I just felt the writing wasn't quite up to scratch and perhaps the stories got a little repetitive. I would recommend buying it for a light read and to help the charity.

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5 stars"
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Great read love it

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"Wonderful Heart WarmingStories"
4 stars"
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Wonderful heart warming stories about Cats effected in the Christchurch Quakes. Nice weekend book to read with nice pictures. Any cat lover would like this!

Description

Heartwarming cat stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story.

A collection of stories about Christchurch cats and the earthquakes – true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories – stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww.

There's Chippy who was found living in an abandoned fish and chip shop in the heart of the Red Zone, eating the old oil, and covered in it.

There are the lions and cheetahs of Orana Wildlife Park, who were clearly very disturbed when the huge earthquake struck and the fences banged together, making a fearful sound. The staff were relieved that the power stayed on, keeping the electric fences working so the animals didn't escape.

There's Max, who wandered about the suburb and found himself a new, loving family; Meisha, who was giving birth when the earthquake struck, and whose owners had to coax her to carry on; inspiring stories of cats who were lost but then reunited with their owners; and stories of the many narrow escapes of miraculous cats with nine lives.

There's a lot of love in this book – cat lovers are a dedicated and passionate breed. And Craig Bullock's excellent photographs depict this love beautifully; the images are stunning.

Part of the proceeds from this book help support Christchurch cat charities which work tirelessly to rehome cats that have become separated from their owners.

Release date Australia
October 3rd, 2014
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributor
  • Photographs by Craig Bullock
Country of Publication
New Zealand
Imprint
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Pages
280
Publisher
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Year First Published
2014
Dimensions
171x242x18
ISBN-13
9781775535553
All-time sales rank
Top 5000
Product ID
22598386

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