Martin Leman

Use this book with grades pre-K - 5 to encourage independent reading and reading aloud to others, to develop vocabulary and letter/word recognition, and to explore the alphabet through adjectives. Younger students can use this book to explore the alphabetic order, and to learn new vocabulary. Older students can use this book to learn about using a dictionary and thesaurus to look up unknown words and to find synonyms. All students may enjoy creating a class alphabet book using pet names.

This book is an alphabet book based on cats. Each page begins with the same words: I love my cat with a ___. The author then goes on to describe the cat with words that begin with the same letter.
Addresses the issue of exploring the alphabet.

Use this book in the classroom to encourage independent and oral reading skills, to develop vocabulary, and to support dictionary and thesaurus use.… (más)