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If Not for the Cat

<p>If Not for the Cat</p>

by Jack Prelutsky

illustrated by Ted Rand

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Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Guided Reading: NR

Genre/Theme:

  • Poetry and Rhymes

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  • Making Inferences
  • Writing
  • Animals

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About This Book

A creature whispers:

If not for the cat, And the scarcity of cheese, I could be content.

Who is this creature? What does it like to eat? Can you solve the riddle?

Seventeen haiku composed by master poet Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by renowned artist Ted Rand ask you to think about seventeen favorite residents of the animal kingdom in a new way. On these glorious and colorful pages you will meet a mouse, a skunk, a beaver, a hummingbird, ants, bald eagles, jellyfish, and many others. Who is who? The answer is right in front of you. But how can you tell? Think and wonder and look and puzzle it out!

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Jack Prelutsky: I have always enjoyed playing with words, but I had no idea that I would be a writer. There was a time when I couldn't stand poetry! In ... Read More.

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