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Cat Among the Pigeons is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 November 1959, [1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in March 1960 with a copyright date of 1959. [2] The UK edition retailed at twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6), [1] and the US edition at $2.95. [2]
In colonial India, a popular pastime was to put a wild cat in a pen with pigeons. Bets would be made on how many birds the cat would bring down with one paw-swipe. The period of the British colonisation of India may have introduced this concept, and hence the phrase to the English language. [6]
Cat among the Pigeons is a young adult novel by Julia Golding, published in 2006. It is a story about Pedro the slave's fight for freedom. It is a story about Pedro the slave's fight for freedom. The main character is Cat, a girl of around 12 who is Pedro's best friend.
The caracal is a carnivore that typically preys upon birds, rodents, and other small mammals. It can leap higher than 3.0 m (9.8 ft) and catch birds in midair. It stalks its prey until it is within 5 m (16 ft) of it, after which it runs it down and kills it with a bite to the throat or to the back of the neck.
In Cat Among The Pigeons, it is mentioned that Billy is eighteen years old, meaning he is about twenty in the final book – Cat mentions that there is an approximate five year age difference between them.
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds: 0-515-12463-X 5 An old barn across from the new art center burns down. 21 1999 The Cat Who Saw Stars: 0-515-12739-6 6 Qwill takes a vacation in Mooseville. 22 2000 The Cat Who Robbed a Bank: 0-515-12994-1 9 A jewelry dealer from Chicago comes to visit and is murdered. 23 2001 The Cat Who Smelled a Rat: 0-399 ...
Mo Willems (born February 11, 1968) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and children's book author. His work includes creating the animated television series Sheep in the Big City for Cartoon Network, working on Sesame Street and The Off-Beats, and creating the children's book series Elephant and Piggie.
The Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy is a trilogy of novels by American writer Robert Anton Wilson consisting of Schrödinger's Cat: The Universe Next Door (1979), Schrödinger's Cat II: The Trick Top Hat (1980), and Schrödinger's Cat III: The Homing Pigeons (1981), each illustrating a different interpretation of quantum physics.