by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007284696
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«Kaspar: Prince of Cats» is Michael Morpurgo's children's novel, published by HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Kaspar arrives at the Savoy Hotel in London in a basket carried by Johnny Trott, a young bellboy. Johnny ends up caring for him and befriends Lizziebeth, an American heiress. Thefts, shipwreck and rooftop rescues mark his journey around the world. Kaspar, as far as is known, is the only cat to have survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Novel illustrated by Michael Foreman; the publisher recommends it for children aged 8 to 10. Published in 2008.
For young readers aged 8 to 10 who enjoy stories of animals, friendship and adventure, with the Titanic as a historical backdrop.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
