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Takes some doing separating the wheat from the chaffReviewed by mdcatdad, 2010-01-02
Planet Cat is obviously patterned after Cat Catalog
and shares the previous work's strengths and weaknesses.
Both throw a lot against the proverbial wall in a somewhat
haphazard fashion. Some of the information is whimsical
and some is useful.
The difference is that Planet Cat contains a lot of
MISinformation. In its pages the reader finds uncritical
or even favorable mention of cat horoscopes, pet
psychics, acupuncture, feng shui, and homeopathy. The mention
of acupuncture for cats is especially stupid since
the (non-existent) "meridians" of acupuncture are
mapped to the HUMAN body.
Some information is also incomplete: the book omits
to mention that a black light is useful in finding spots
where a cat has sprayed. The book also should have
specifically mentioned a way to reliably secure
a carrier in a car: thread the seat belt through
the carrier's handle.
The epitaphs at the end seems copied from Cat
Catalog. One, whose author is "unknown", is
cribbed in part from a well-known memorial to a 17-year-old
BOY
by Isla Paschal Richardson
Highly Recommended Book!Reviewed by Emily Geary, 2009-05-26
I honestly cannot get enough of this book! It's so incredibly
informative! I love the clever quotes and tidbits on each page.
It's laid out like a 2nd grade Social Studies book...It has the
bulk of the amazing text in the center, and also has little quotes,
pictures, and extra boxes of information (Like what cats represent
in different cultures and eras, and how to say "cat" in 63
languages) off in the margins, or taking up a whole page. The text
is in black, with accents in red.
I highly recommend this book to anyone with a love of cats, or even
just a mild interest. By the time you crack open this book, I can
guarantee, you'll be a cat lover.
CATastic!!!Reviewed by Jane Brunt, 2009-01-28
Arden Moore has done it again!! Planet Cat is informative and enlightening, easy to pick up at any time for a quick smile or reference. "Cat Songs," "Cat Names" for one, two, three and more cats, so many great articles and sidebars. A MUST HAVE for all cat owners, and even for cat owners who don't yet know they are!
Fun cat bookReviewed by Sarah, 2009-01-15
As i try to find out every little thing i can about cat's this book is that and more. It's definately a more entertaining cat info book. You will find cat myths, stories of all kinds of famous cat's and owners, and cat basic's. Good cat book to add to your collection. I'm very interested in reading the dog one to.
Well worth readingReviewed by L. F. Smith, 2008-12-24
I really enjoyed this book. It's a huge, 400 page collection of
fascinating facts about cats. Whatever you want or need to know
about cat biology, care, evolution, socialization, or any other
conceivable issue is probably in here. All of the information is in
bite-size chunks of no more than a page or two. It's not a
scholarly book, though it seems authoritative.
The one and only reason I didn't give it five stars is that there
are some inconsistencies. You'll occasionally see a "fact" on one
page and a contradictory "fact" a little further on. I think this
happened because of the huge number of "chunks" of material in the
book. They were clearly gathered from a large number of sources,
and it turned out to be impossible to make everything
consistent.
I didn't care for the graphic design of the book, either. To my
eye, it's very busy looking, and that made it a little hard to
read. However, that's a matter of personal taste, and you may well
have a very different reaction to the design.
I liked this book a lot. It has enough in it to occupy many, many
hours of browsing and reading. I think anyone interested in cats
would really enjoy reading it, and I recommend it highly.
