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Miranda the Great by ELEANOR ESTES, Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. First Edition 1967.Miranda was a cat of many accomplish-ments: she was a good mother; she could sing; she had once chased sixteen dogs, causing them to flee in disgrace. She and her favorite daughter Punka lived in Rome long ago in the villa of Marcus, a senator, his wife, and their seven-year-old daughter.
They were in the garden when Miranda smelled the smoke that was to change all their lives so dramatically-all except Mar-cus. At that very moment, he came racing up in his chariot to announce that the barbarians were sacking the city and they must fee to safety. Alarmed by the confusion, Miranda and Punka had hidden in an urn and were reluctantly deserted by the family.
Left in the burning city, Miranda made her way through the crowded streets with her daughter, collecting motherless kittens as she went. At last, she came to the vast Colosseum, where she managed to establish a haven. There it was, assisted by the valiant Punka, that she preserved the lives of a multitude of kittens and cats-who were to become the noble ancestors of the cats of modern Rome.
Most noble of all was Miranda herself, whose heroic and humorous legend will be welcomed by the many admirers of Eleanor Estes, Newbery Medal winner, and author of the well-loved Moffat books. Edward Ardizzone's superbly realized illustrations catch the glory of Kome and the majesty of the intrepid Miranda.Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
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