Scarlett the Cat to the Rescue
Fire Hero

A Brooklyn street cat with five young kittens, Scarlett was used to fending for herself in an uncaring world. When the abandoned building where she had been living was engulfed in flames however, she faced a different kind of challenge: getting her kittens to safety. To the amazement of the firefigh......more

Scarlett the Cat to the Rescue features the celebrated heroic act of Scarlett, a mother cat who raced into a burning building five times to rescue her kittens, despite suffering significant burns in the process. Scarlett's story circled the globe, touching millions of hearts and putting doubts to re......more

I was a kid in the 90s, and I don't remember hearing the story of Scarlett the Cat. I saw this book in my local library and showed it to my little guy. He decided to check it out. It is a sweet true story about the love of a mother cat desperate to save her kittens from a fire, and the love she find......more

A heartwarming tale This is how a piece of heartwarming news sounds if converted into a story. I am not sure if little children would appreciate it (view spoiler)[ (trigger warning for the death of a kitten), (hide spoiler)] but I guess they would appreciate a story about pets and cats, in general.......more

Animals are so loving and giving - I think it's part of their instinct as much as survival is. We celebrate human heroes in class so animal heroes should be included too. (I especially love cats so the story touched my heart even more.) This will be one I read in my class.......more