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What pet should I get? / by Dr. Seuss.

Seuss, Dr. (Author).

Summary:

A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553524260
  • ISBN: 0553524267
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Childrens Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
AD350L Lexile
Decoding demand: 12 (very low) Semantic demand: 41 (medium) Syntactic demand: 38 (low) Structure demand: 79 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.9 0.5 175736.
Subject: Pets > Juvenile fiction.
Choice (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Decision making > Juvenile fiction.
Pets > Selection > Juvenile fiction.
Pet shops > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Stories in rhyme.

Available copies

  • 75 of 91 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Marshall. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Marshall Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 91 total copies.
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What Pet Should I Get?
What Pet Should I Get?
by Seuss
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Summary

What Pet Should I Get?


Pick a pet with Dr. Seuss with this bestselling and silly tail of cats, dogs and more! A dog or a cat? A fish or a bird? Or maybe a crazy creature straight from the mind of Dr. Seuss! Which pet would YOU get? A trip to the pet store turns into a hilarious struggle when two kids must choose one pet to take home... but everytime they think they see an animal they like, they find something even better! Perfect for animal lovers and Seuss lover alike, this book will delight readers young and old. Discovered 22 years after Dr. Seuss's death, the unpublished manuscript and sketches for What Pet Should I Get? were previously published as a 48-page jacketed hardcover with 8 pages of commentary. This unjacketed Beginner Book edition features the story only. The cat? Or the dog? The kitten? The pup? Oh, boy! It is something to make a mind up. Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat , this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 3-7.

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