DO YOU LIKE CATS? (Bank Street Ready-to-Read, Level 1) (Hardcover)

by Joanne Oppenheim (Author)

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Product Description
A fun-filled introduction to the wide world of cats for early readers. By the author of The Donkey's Tale.

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Lean and tough alley cats, primped-up Persians, and everything in between--what's your favorite kind of cat? In playful, rhythmic rhymes and warm, colorful illustrations, here is a fun read-aloud featuring the world's most popular pet! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553091166
• ISBN-13: 978-0553091168
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,540,069 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you like Cats, August 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Do You Like Cats? (Bank Street Level 1*) (Paperback)

This is a gread book for beginning readers. I think that the reader should have some reading skills equal to a first grade level. My daughter loves the ryming verses. This is a great book to have around the house for kids to read to you!

2.0 out of 5 stars not a true level one, November 14, 2007

By	NYer family (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do You Like Cats?: Level 1 (Bank Street Ready-T0-Read) (Hardcover)

If only there were some consistency to the levels assigned to early readers. This is one of those books that is misleadingly labled for a very beginning reader. I expected better from Bank Street (a celebrated teachers college). This book contains some simple vocabulary but mixed in with a variety of much more difficut words like "Burmese" and "Russian" and "meowling". Additionally, nearly every page features long strings of hyphenated words like: "Do you like stray cats-roaming-night-and-day cats, nameless-on-their-own cats, haven't-got-a-home cats, independent lone cats?" Sorry but that sentence structure is just too dense and frustrating for children who "are just beginning to read words or phrases" (according to the back cover). It's is always tough for parents to find true level-appropriate books for early readers that won't leave their child frustrated and defeated. I'm afraid this one won't help