"On his first day as ships cat, Trim, a small kitten looking for an opportunity to contribute, finds his way to Princess Bea below deck who is happy to have an assistant??and who doesnt resemble the scary rats hes been warned about! Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."
On his first morning at sea, ship's cat Trim looks for ways to help out, and makes a new friend along the way.
One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader.
Trim is eager to do a good job on his first day as ships catbut what is his job? All around him, members of the crew are busy with their responsibilitiestoo busy to notice a small kitten looking for an opportunity to contribute. Jack the parrot directs Trim to the hold, to patrol for rats. But Jack neglects to tell Trim exactly what a rat is. Surely Princess Bea, the new friend he meets below deck, isnt a rat. She doesnt resemble the creepy, scary-looking creature that Jack warned Trim about and shes happy to have an assistant to fetch her biscuits from the galley.
