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| Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival |  | Authors: Kirby Larson, Mary Nethery
Creator: Jean Cassels
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 33,281
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 0802797547
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.0832
EAN: 9780802797544
ASIN: 0802797547
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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Product Description
Bobbi and Bob Cat are the best of friends. When their hometown of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina, many lost everything. But not Bobbi and Bob Cat—they still had each other. Only by staying together could they survive. This is the story of their remarkable friendship.
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For pet lovers, it's a bit of a tear jerker! August 25, 2008
K. Lemke (Cottage Grove, Minnesota United States)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was looking for some books for my son and came upon the Two Bobbies purely by accident. I picked it up because I love animals and saw the mention of Hurricane Katrina. As I paged and read through the book, the tears ran down my face. It's a beautiful story and one that both children and parents will love.
My husband wondered what made it so emotional (as he gaped at me crying in the middle of the store!) and I said that it was really just a simple story of friendship that made it special. So many poor animals suffered from Hurricane Katrina. It was nice to read this special story.
Pawsitively Tender August 29, 2008
Grier Jewell (Olympia, WA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery bring us a completely satisfying story of friendship that reaches across the canine-feline divide and lifts us two-legged critters to a higher plane of existence. We can only hope to achieve the same quality of love and compassion that comes so naturally to Bobbi and Bob Cat. The tale of these two survivors of Hurricane Katrina and its manmade aftermath will lay its paw print on your heart. It might even make you a better person.
I highly recommend this book for friends with and without fur. (I gave one to my friend, Jack the wonder dog, and he enjoyed it tremendously.)
A great book for animal lovers March 5, 2009
Aisha Mizaur-Pickett (Chicago)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really liked this book. It's a story of two animals, a cat and a dog, who are left behind during Katrina. The story has a twist at the end, and you find out something about the animals that brings them together. The story is heartwarming, and the best part- it's true. The pictures are great as well and the story is written very well. The book covers many topics- abandoned animals, friendship, compassion, hope and Hurricane Katrina. As a teacher, my students love this tale of companionship. It did make me want to cry, so be careful reading it aloud!
One of the best animals stories September 20, 2009
Savannah L. (Idaho)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the best stories of animals left behind in Hurricane Katrina! A wonderful outcome but not without trials for the two "Bobbies" a dog and cat! I read this to daughter at home and she wanted to take it to her Pre-school/Kindergarten class the next day! An additional plus for her and the children was this was based on a real animal stories! The kids loved it! Wonderful book that illustrates the meaning of true friendship and dependencey animals have between them! You can not go wrong with this book!
Savanna
A truly inspiring story of devotion July 1, 2010
Judy K. Polhemus (Louisiana)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival"--this story touched my heart profoundly, beginning with the cover illustration and the title. But then I know the story of Katrina and its devastation. I know that animals were left behind, not out of indifference or neglect, but out of necessity. Who knew that people wouldn't be returning to their homes any time soon? That means animals essentially, through no one's fault, were abandoned. Artist Jean Cassels captures the essence of devotion behind this oh-so-poignant story: dog looking at cat with closed eyes. A flooded street is depicted in the background. These two were "abandoned." But there is much more to this story.
Typically, when I write reviews of children's books, I test the book on at least one group of students in my school library. I am the librarian. This time the book arrived in a box of books via Fed Ex after school closed, so I am the testee. Frankly, I was moved to tears by this story. Much of it is speculation. How could Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery know exactly what Cat and Dog did during their journey to the animal shelter? But the two animals had to have a history together, so the two writers imagined one.
Young cat, young dog, both bob-tailed, perhaps were taken in together by their owner as two of a kind. Perhaps the dog was chained when the floods came, when the owners left, thinking they would return soon. Perhaps these owners left enough food for a few days. When days turned into weeks, apparently Dog broke his chain and he and Cat took off together. Perhaps they came across other strays, big and vicious. Perhaps they starved a bit (when they were finally taken in, their ribs were showing).
Whatever their scenario, they survived together for several months after the hurricane and before the next set of humans adopted them. The two companions, Dog and Cat, finally found a work site where a worker was keeping his dog. These two had a place and sure food--finally--for just one week. That's when the boss man said the two had to go.
They were taken to one of the animal shelters that spring up when animals need taking in. This is the place where an amazing discovery was made. When Cat and Dog were separated by race, Dog howled and barked and carried on until Cat was put in his cage with him. Finally, a human made the discovery that Cat was blind and Dog was his seeing-eye dog!
Now look again at the cover. Go back through the book and regard each illustration again. Cassels shows the viewer/reader this little tidbit--the cat's blindness, the dog's solicitude--in each illustration, but subtly.
The story does have a happy ending. The two are adopted together. This part of the story is also precious.
Bobbie (the Dog) and Bob Cat survived the storm, the flooding, and hardships lasting months. Their friendship and their survival are doubly special because of their unique situation and circumstances. Because of the merger of wonderful illustrations and a sensitively rendered story, this book is highly recommended!
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