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A Cat in a Coat
2005
First Published
3.52
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
When a child is learning to read, every word counts! Cat and goat are friends. But when Cat asks Goat to ride in his boat, he has something sneaky planned! A Cat in a Coat is an innovative Lightning Reader that features a controlled word count to give readers practice with essential sight words. This leveled reader for grades PreK-K features a 150 words or less and has been professionally leveled by reading experts to ensure that the language and vocabulary are age-appropriate. Word lists and comprehension questions at the back of the book reinforce fundamental reading concepts used in classrooms nationwide. This title is also available in a Spanish version! Children ages 2 to 8 will love to learn to read with our Lighting Readers series ! Over 30 titles feature humorous, high-interest stories in a variety of styles including, fantasy, fable, and rhyme, which will appeal to both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Controlled word counts in this one of a kind series help to build the word foundation for a lifetime of reading! Check out our other titles in this series! Each title is available in an English and Spanish version!
Avg Rating
3.52
Number of Ratings
21
5 STARS
24%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
33%
2 STARS
19%
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Author

Vivian French
Vivian French
Author · 115 books

Vivian June Isoult French MBE was born in 1945 and educated at Exeter University. Vivian French was best known in school for being extremely skinny and for talking a lot. At school she developed an attachment to words and later became an actor, then a storyteller, and finally a writer of children's books. She is the author of more than two hundred books. Ms. French lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has four grown daughters.

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