![]() ![]() The three friends battle the kind of class (and species) prejudice you'd expect in an age when everyone knew their place, but this is nothing compared with what they encounter when they sail on the "biggest, fastest ship in the whole world": the Titanic. Kaspar makes friends with one of the guests, Lizziebeth, only child of wealthy New York parents, who starts off being a "hoity-toity" know-it-all, but turns out to be a thoroughly good egg. ![]() Kaspar Prince of Cats opens in 1912 at the Savoy Hotel, when orphaned bell-boy Johnny Trott unexpectedly finds himself the guardian of Kaspar Kandinsky, "the most beautiful cat in all of Russia". It isn't just Morpurgo's mastery of story-telling and Foreman's knack with elegant detail that children lap up: it's the way they click together like a toy. Favourite Cat Stories: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Kaspar and The. With Morpurgo as the words and Foreman as the pictures, they have collaborated on more than 20 titles since 1994, drawing from subjects as varied as King Arthur, gentle giants and a coma victim. Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman occupy something of a unique position in children's publishing. Kaspar Prince of Cats This is one of 16 activities to try during Michael Morpurgo Month, each of which explores an extract from a different book written by the world famous author. ![]()
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