Strays by Britt Collins
For fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Strays is a compelling true story of a man who rescues a stray, injured cat and how they save each other. Homeless, alcoholic, and depressed, Michael King lives in a UPS loading bay on the wrong side of the tracks in Portland, Oregon. One rainy night, he stumbles upon a hurt, starving, scruffy cat and takes her in. Nursing her back to health, he names her Tabor and she becomes a bit of a celebrity in southeast Portland. When winter comes, they travel from Oregon to the beaches of California to the high plains of Montana, surviving blizzards and bears, angry steers and rainstorms. Along the way, people are drawn to the spirited, beautiful cat and moved to help Michael, who cuts a striking figure with Tabor riding high on his backpack or walking on a leash. Tabor comforts Michael when he's down, giving Michael someone to love and care for, and inspiring him to get sober and to come to terms with his past family traumas and grief over the death of his life partner. As they make their way across the West Coast, the pair become inseparable, healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts. But when Michael takes Tabor to a veterinarian in Montana, he discovers that Tabor has an identification chip and an owner in Portland who has never given up hope of finding his beloved cat, Michael makes the difficult choice to return to Portland and reunite Tabor with her owner. Now Michael must create a new purpose in his life after Tabor. The authentic tale of an adventurous and charismatic cat and her compassionate human admirers, Strays proves the healing power of love and the profound bond between humans and animals.Britt Collins, a pediatric occupational therapist who graduated from Colorado State University more than ten years ago, has worked hard on OT and Sensory Integration awareness, research, and application since then. Britt has experience working in a number of settings, including pediatric hospitals, ICUs, rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, homes, schools, and skilled nursing facilities. She's a cutting-edge pioneer in the field, with her award-winning OT video series and two books, Sensory Parenting: Newborns to Toddlers and Sensory Parenting: The Elementary Years. Dr. Lucy Jane Miller and Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L have praised her book, and she has given talks across the country with Temple Grandin, Paula Aquilla, Diane Bahr, and Carol Kranowitz. Working with children with sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, Down syndrome, feeding difficulties, and other conditions are among Britt's professional specialties.
Britt is also trained to teach yoga to children aged 0 to 12 who have special needs. She is pursuing her full yoga certification as well as her children's yoga certification. Britt is currently working in the Cherry Creek School District in Denver, Colorado, as well as offering Outcomes Matter Therapy in-home early intervention for children ages birth to three. See www.sensoryparenting.com and www.sensoryyogaforkids.com for more information on Britt.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781501122590 |
| ISBN 10 | 1501122592 |
| Title | Strays |
| Author | Britt Collins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atria Books |
| Year published | 2017-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |