Petropolis

by Susanne Santoro Whayne and Suzanne Santoro Whayne

When your pets are home alone, are you sure they're really there? Really? Put yourself in the position of a beloved pet whose family has just installed a new pet door to the backyard. But instead of the backyard, there's a teeming city populated entirely by pets. The stores, restaurants, and theaters, the public transportation, the museums, parks, and municipal services are run by a huge assortment of well-dressed cats, dogs, rabbits, mice, hamsters,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593540019
• ISBN13: 9781593540012
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.6" x 12.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

imagination

One of the most creative innovative children's books on the market today. The illustrations and the concept story is good for both kids and adults.

A children's fantasy

This is a story a child will want to hear over and over. It is a true child's fantasy.

An engaging picturebook story

Ages 4-8 will find Petropolis an engaging picturebook story, with its drawings by Christopher Santoro supplementing the story of what pets do when their owners are away for the day. A magical pet door opens upon a vibrant city rather than a suburban backyard, inviting Max to explore a city populated entirely by pets. But how can Max get back home?