The Cat in the Hat
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Poor Dick and Sally. It’s cold and wet and they’re stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that “pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls’ were leading to growing illiteracy among children, The Cat in the Hat (the first Random House Beginner Book) changed the way our children learn how to read.
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I don't know, I think it's weird. The cat always creeped me out and brought to the surface all of my anxiety about babysitters. I know it's Dr. Seuss, I know it's a classic, I just don't think it's a fun book. Somebody change my mind.
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THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL–aka Dr. Seuss–is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. Seuss’s long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot’s Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780394800011
- Publication Date
- March 28, 1960
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Page Count
- 72
- Words Per Page
- 23
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2007271288
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 69655974
- Lexile® Level
- 430L
- Scholastic Level
- J
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~L
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 6107
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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