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Miranda the Great

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By Eleanor Estes
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Miranda the Great
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When barbarians invade Rome, Miranda the cat and her daughter Punka must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they go. At last they reach the Colosseumbut even there, danger lurks! How these fortunate felines survive to become the noble ancestors of the cats of modern Rome is all due to the cleverness of the cat they come to call Miranda the Great, Queen of the Colosseum!

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13881 words13,881 words
96 pages96 pages
Lexile 870LLexile 870L
Grade 2 to 7Grade 2 to 7
Age 7-12Age 7-12
Published 2005Published 2005

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Book ISBN:

9780152054113

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