Jet the cat (is not a cat?!) (Arabic/English)
Jet the cat likes to swim. When the other animals tell her that cats actually hate water, she goes in search of her true identity. After failing to fit the description of a variety of animals, Jet finally learns to embrace her unique brand of catness. A timely tale that humorously challenges labels...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | Arabic English |
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Concord, Massachusetts :
Barefoot Books,
2025.
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| Edition: | Bilingual Arabic edition. |
| Series: | Barefoot Bilinguals.
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| Summary: | Jet the cat likes to swim. When the other animals tell her that cats actually hate water, she goes in search of her true identity. After failing to fit the description of a variety of animals, Jet finally learns to embrace her unique brand of catness. A timely tale that humorously challenges labels and celebrates defining one's own unique identity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Audience: | Grades 2-3 |
| ISBN: | 9798888594360 |
| Author Notes: | Meera Sriram grew up in India and moved to the U.S in 1999. An engineer in the past, she now enjoys writing, leading early literacy programs and advocating for diverse bookshelves. Meera is the author of The Yellow Suitcase and has also co-authored several books in India. She believes in the transformative power of stories and likes to write about people, places and experiences less visible in children's literature. Inés de Antuñano is a Mexican illustrator and graphic designer. Her work is influenced by the beauty of urban chaos as well as arts and crafts, and has been published in several illustration catalogs and books in Mexico. Inés is inspired by her four-year-old son, who helps her rediscover the world around her with all the amazing things he says. Her artwork is created with gouache on paper and digital techniques. |
