Up in the Air at the Fair
(I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading)

Author

Rob Scotton

Illustrator

Rob Scotton

Publication Date

February 20, 2014

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / K − 1^st

Up in the Air at the Fair (I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading)

Paperback

Hardcover

Prebound-Sewn

Description

"Splat and his friends are going to the fair, but Kitten can't come. They want to bring her back a get-well gift. Will they find the perfect present?"--Page [4] of cover.

Publication date

February 20, 2014

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9780062115966

Lexile Measure

490

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

HarperCollins

Series

I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Cats
Friendship
Kittens
Readers
Gifts
Fairs
Readers (Elementary)
Splat the Cat (Fictitious character)

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2—Splat and his friends are excited about going to the fair—until they find out that Kitten can't go, because she injured her leg when she fell down the stairs and is in a wheelchair. Amid having fun, the other three felines are determined to find something special for her. Nothing seems quite right—a hat will mush her hair, and Spike ate the eclairs meant for her. Finally, they decide to win her a stuffed animal. But throwing coconuts is harder than it looks, and, once again, they are in trouble. After making amends, they are given balloons, which Kitten loves. The text bumps along unevenly, but the lively cartoon illustrations make up for it and give lots of clues for emerging readers to follow.—Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD