Dean, J. (2013). Pete the cat: Pete at the beach. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers.
Pete The Cat: Pete at the Beach is an I Can Read! book designed for shared reading for emergent readers. I Can Read! books are conveniently leveled for young readers. There are five levels starting from shared reading which is intended to be read aloud with a child and progressing to advanced reading for older readers that are preparing to move on the chapter books. As a teacher, the leveled books make it quick and easy to find suitable reading material for students of various ability levels. Pete the Cat is a lovable, blue cat that can be found in many picture books such as I Love My White Shoes and Rocking in my School Shoes. This particular installment of Pete follows Pete, his mother, and brother, Bob on their adventure to the beach. Pete is unsure of the water at first, but finally decides to take the plunge and enjoy the cool, refreshing water on a hot, summer day! Pete’s fear of the water (and something new) is something that children can easily relate to and understand making it a perfect book for young readers. Pete overcoming that fear makes the story even more powerful for young readers! This would be a great book to read aloud to very young readers as it provides repetition and sight words. Further, the illustrations are fun and childlike. It could also be used for small group reading among emergent readers to practice dialog, expression, and fluency. The text is located on the top of every page with the illustration underneath providing a very structured, easy to follow story which is good for beginning readers. I personally love Pete the Cat and the fun stories about him and this book was no exception!
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