Pretend You're a Cat
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Book Overview
Thirteen rhyming, rollicking verses urge young readers to stretch their minds along with their bodies, thinking and acting like fish, birds, chicks, cows, or any other creature they like. Full-color... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0803707738
ISBN13:9780803707733
Release Date:May 1990
Publisher:Dial Books
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.8" x 10.8"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Fun and entertaining rhyming book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is a really fun book to read to your baby or toddler. Each page has a fun rhyme about something a certain animal such as a cat, dog, seal, chick does that you might be able to immitate. The illustrations are very nice. It's just a cheerful fun rhyming book--one that your baby will get excited to have you read to him/ her. I recommend this book. Here's an example: "...Can you root, can you dig, can you snort like a pig?..."
Pretend You're a Cat
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Great for young children! They get to actively participate as well as listen to the story. Wonderful illustrations
Wonderful Artwork, Nice Book - a review of "Pretend You're A Cat"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
You can read the entire book at one sitting, or just one or two poems to get those toddler and preschooler creative juices flowing. This is a lovely book that is a lot of fun for small fry. The poems are very short and are good rhyming practice. Just pause and pretty soon your child will be filling in the blanks. The book also gets children thinking. What else does a cat, cow, horse... do? Can I do it too? Animals featured are: cat, dog, fish, bee, chick, bird, squirrel, pig, cow, horse, seal, snake, and bear. Four Stars. [B+]. The artwork by Jerry Pinkney is delicious and ties in wonderfully with the poems. Good read-aloud.
Wonderful Artwork, Nice Book - a review of "Pretend You're A Cat"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
You can read the entire book at one sitting, or just one or two sections to get those toddler and preschooler creative juices flowing. This is a lovely book that is a lot of fun for small fry. The poems are very short and are good rhyming practice. Just pause and pretty soon your child will be filling in the blanks. The book also gets children thinking. What else does a cat, cow, horse... do? Can I do it too? Animals featured are: cat, dog, fish, bee, chick, bird, squirrel, pig, cow, horse, seal, snake, and bear. Four Stars. [B+]. The artwork by Jerry Pinkney is delicious and ties in wonderfully with the poems. Good read-aloud.
A great intro to animals and the joy of pretend play
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
My daughter and I both love this one. The rhymes suggest simple ways to pretend to be an animal and always leave room for the imagination with "what else can you do like a cat?" questions. The illustrations are charming in their portrayal of children engaged in pretend play. They are also multicultural in a natural, low-key way. I think this would be great to read to a group of children in a pre-school classroom.
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