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The Return of the Solar Cat Book: Mixing Cat Wisdom with Science and Solar Politics | 
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| Author: Jim Augustyn
Creator: Hildy Paige Burns
Publisher: Patty Paw Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $19.95
New (1) Used (3) from $6.58
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 620156
Media: Paperback
Edition: Updated
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8 x 0.3
ISBN: 0972994904
Dewey Decimal Number: 333
EAN: 9780972994903
ASIN: 0972994904
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A completely revised and updated edition of highly popular, humorous and educational treatment of the subject of solar energy using a cat as a metaphor.
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| Customer Reviews:
Cats and Solar Energy August 12, 2007
Gabrielle S. Brodie (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
This is a very funny yet extremely informative book with great illustrations about solar power using cats as examples. Very enjoyable!
Cats *can* be the best teachers February 11, 2004
Writer's Daughter (Berkeley, CA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This whimsical look at a usually dead-serious subject (solar energy, not cats) allows the information to sneak in under the "I can't learn that" radar. Cat lovers will especially enjoy the book, but non-cat lovers can also appreciate its charming approach to the subject. My four cats give it sixteen paws up. I give it two thumbs!
Are People as Energy Savy as Cats? December 12, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Jim Augustyne takes the Suessian approach to showing the reader our myopia when it comes to the nature of renewable energy, politics, and economics. Solar Energy is nature's way and cats are fundamentally in tune with nature. Even though Augustyne does not use rhyme to make his point, the reason is shown through the fun-house mirror of technologically advanced felines, and their 'natural' instincts and behaviour, optimized for solar utilization. Augustyne has developed an alternate universe of whimsy and pointy satire where kitties rule and our human foibles and blindness to the advantages of solar renewables are entertainingly exposed. The text and drawings unerringly capture feline personality and 'technical' accumen. A real entertainment bargain with a sideways squint at education. For real kids and kids at heart, like engineers, teachers, businessmen, homeowners, and politicians, of all ages.
Fun in the Sun December 11, 2003
Leslie Winokur (berkeley, california United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of the cleverest, funniest and most informative pieces of science writing to come along in years. Augustyn is equal parts Woody Allen and Stephen Hawking. But make no mistake: "The Return of the Solar Cat Book" is not only a rollicking good read and a visual delight, but an important contribution to the current debate over the nation's energy future. "It's the sun, stupid!" Augustyn is saying. "And here's why -- and how." Should be required reading for Presidents Bush and Putin, Energy Secy. Abraham and Ken Lay. Augustyn is way over the top. I wish I'd thought of "meowium" first.
Teacher Sets Solar Cats Loose in Classroom December 9, 2003
Sylvia G Murphy (Cazadero, CA United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I teach Middle School students all about the world in our tiny self-contained rural school. The topic of solar energy comes up in our physics curriculum; political aberrations are often discussed in our current events class; and, needless to say,we often share pet stories, especially reports on kitty capers.
I loved The Return of the Solar Cat Book immediately, and I realized my students were ready to appreciate it too. I took a chance and shared it with my students.It was a great decision. They adore the drawings, the author's wry wit, and the way the
book makes difficult science concepts very accessible.Now we learn and giggle together. I love it. Thank you, Jim Augustyn
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