Nat Nat the Nantucket Cat Goes to the Beach - Hardcover

Peter W. Barnes; Cheryl Shaw Barnes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1893622053 ISBN 13: 9781893622050

Publisher: VSP Books, 2001

Synopsis

Nat and his friend, Captain Pat, spend a beautiful summer afternoon on one of Nantucket Island's beaches.

About this title

About the Author:

CHERYL is a self-taught artist who was born and raised in Alexandria. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Women's College with a bachelor's degree in political science. After working in the Washington, D.C., area, she moved to Los Angeles, where she co-founded an architecture firm. There she developed the love and appreciation for architecture reflected in her books. She and her family returned to Virginia in 1990. She has illustrated and co-authored five children's books: Woodrow, the White House Mouse; House Mouse, Senate Mouse; Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse; Alexander, the Old Town Mouse, and her newest book, Woodrow For President, which teaches children about voting, campaigns, elections, volunteerism and civic participation. She also has co-authored five other VSP titles. She is an honorary member of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teachers sorority, and is a member of the board of Northern Virginia Reading Is Fundamental.

PETER is a Washington-based broadcaster and journalist. He is currently the Washington bureau chief for TechTV, a cable and satellite network devoted to the coverage of technology now broadcast to 25 million homes. Previously, he was a Washington anchor/reporter for CNBC. In 1997, he won an Ace Award, the cable television industry's highest honor, for a documentary on the crisis in America's retirement system. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in political science and earned a masters degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Peter has also worked for several other news organizations, including the Wall Street Journal. He is a member of the board of directors of Kids Voting USA, Tempe, AZ, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to teaching children about the political process. He has co-authored 10 VSP books with Cheryl.

Review:

The Nat series has enthralled tykes and their moms and dads on and off Nantucket for many years. --Nantucket Times

About this edition

• Publisher: VSP Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1893622053
• ISBN 13: 9781893622050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Susan Arciero