A First Guide to Cats: Understanding Your Whiskered Friend

by John Bradshaw (Author) Clare Elsom (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

With fun illustrations and easy how-tos, animal expert Dr. John Bradshaw teaches kids how best to care for and understand their best friends: their cats.

Uncovering the secret lives of pets, Dr. John Bradshaw invites young readers to learn more about their feline friends. Told from the point of view of a cat named Libby, this lively, illustrated book allows kids to follow her for a day and learn more about cats, their likes, dislikes, and everything in between, growing children into the best pet owners they can be.

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A winning combination of enlightening facts and practical advice for young pet owners.

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John Bradshaw
Dr. John Bradshaw (he/him) is an anthrozoologist, animal welfare scientist, and Director of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Bristol. He is also a New York Times bestselling author.

Clare Elsom (she/her) is an illustrator and author, and the creator of the Harriet & Horace series. She has illustrated dozens of children's books and has been a guest at multiple literary festivals.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593521854
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
September 26, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF003170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Pets
JNF003040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Cats
JNF053060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Friendship
Library of Congress categories
Human-animal relationships
Behavior
Cats

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