Big Cat, Little Kitty

by Scotti Cohn, Susan Detwiler

Overview

Big cats are fierce predators that roam the world from the mountains to the deserts. How are these wild cats that hunt for their food the same as pet cats that might chase a mouse or ball of yarn? How are they different? Children learn the days of the week as they travel to seven different world habitats to meet the big cats, and then back home to compare and contrast the domestic cat’s behavior to that of its relative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607181446
Publisher:	Arbordale Publishing
Publication date:	02/10/2011
Series:	Big Cat, Little Kitty , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD500L (what's this?)
File size:	15 MB
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Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Scotti Cohn has had a love for poetry and fiction writing since childhood. In addition to authoring On the Move, Big Cat, Little Kitty and One Wolf Howls for Sylvan Dell, Scotti has written eight nonfiction books as well as short stories and poems. Scotti’s two grown children have done their own moving on. She and her husband live in upstate South Carolina with five little kitties.

Susan Detwiler is the illustrator of several books for children including On the Move, Big Cat, Little Kitty, and the award-winning titles Pandas’ Earthquake Escape and One Wolf Howls. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators and her illustrations have appeared in the children’s magazines, Highlights for Children and Ladybug. Susan’s artwork has also been used for puzzles, games, and greeting cards. Books have always been a source of joy in her life, and as a child she particularly loved books with beautiful illustrations. Susan was educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art and lives with her artist husband and their two sons in Baltimore.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 3—Going through the days of the week in habitats around the world, Cohn introduces a variety of large, wild cats and parallels the behaviors with those of domestic felines. For example, a cheetah rests on a bed of grass on the savannah as "Warthog decides he would feel safer in the big hole he made in the ground." The next page features a spotted house cat stretched out in front of a window as "Mouse decides he would feel safer in his hole in the baseboard." Each dramatic spread highlights a cat taking charge of its own domain. The book has been written with discussion prompts and extension activities in mind. Several are included and more are accessible on the publisher's website. A free 49-page teaching guide will be attractive to teachers. However, the story can be simply enjoyed on its own.—Laura Stanfield, Campbell County Public Library, Ft. Thomas, KY

School Library Journal

"Each dramatic spread highlights a cat taking charge of its own domain. The book has been written with discussion prompts and extension activities in mind. - School Library Journal

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