Sam and the Big Bad Cat (Paperback)

Sheila Bird

ISBN 10: 0007185723 / ISBN 13: 9780007185726

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2005

About this Item

Paperback. Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. Sam the big, bad cat isn't feeling well. Tom wants to take him to the vet. Sam doesn't want to go, and finds a variety of hiding places to escape. Tom pursues him, getting more and more bedraggled in the process. Finally Tom goes to bed, leaving Sam - who is feeling much better - to enjoy a snack. The humorous illustrations in this funny story show clearly show the mayhem caused by the big, bad Sam and provide lots of points for discussion. A storyboard at the end recaps the story. Yellow level (Band 3) books offer early readers varied sentence structure and natural language. Sam the big, bad cat isnt feeling well. Tom wants to take him to the vet. Sam doesnt want to go, and finds a variety of hiding places to escape. Tom pursues him, getting more and more bedraggled in the process. Finally Tom goes to bed, leaving Sam who is feeling much better to enjoy a snack. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9780007185726

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sam and the Big Bad Cat (Paperback)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007185723
• ISBN 13: 9780007185726
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Phillips, Trish
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Sam the big, bad cat isn’t feeling well. Tom wants to take him to the vet. Sam doesn’t want to go, and finds a variety of hiding places to escape. Tom pursues him, getting more and more bedraggled in the process. Finally Tom goes to bed, leaving Sam – who is feeling much better – to enjoy a snack.

• Yellow level/ Band 3 books offer early readers varied sentence structure and natural language.

• Text type - A story with a familiar setting.

• A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 reveals all of Sam’s hiding places in a pictorial summary of the day, providing the opportunity to recap the story.

• Curriculum links - Citizenship: animals and us.

• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

About the Author

Adrian Bradbury was born in Manchester and worked as a PE teacher before moving overseas to teach English in Europe, the Middle East and Far East. After returning to England he worked as Deputy Head in three schools and now divides his time between teaching and writing. As well as writing educational materials for HarperCollins and other publishers, he also writes humorous football books for children. His hobbies include playing the piano and all sports.