Cats: Band 01B/Pink B

by Claire Llewellyn, Andrew Beckett (Illustrator)

This captivating non-fiction book compares pet cats and wild cats, pointing out the features common to both. Each spread consists of a beautifully illustrated and labelled feature of a domestic cat on the left, and a high quality photograph of the corresponding feature in a wild cat on the right.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2005

About the author

Claire Llewellyn is a prize-winning author of non-fiction for young readers – in 1991, she was shortlisted for the prestigious TES Junior Information Book Award for Take One: Rubbish – and in 1992, she won that award for My First Book of Time. Since then, Claire has written more than 100 children’s books on a wide range of subjects. Ask Dr K Fisher About Animals was shortlisted for the 2008 Royal Society prizes for Science Books Junior Prize.

Reviews

[Kitty Wibisono · Rating 3 out of 5]

A super great non-fiction book which tells us about cats' features. The left pages show domestic cats' features, while the right pages show the same features from wild cats: eyes, ears, teeth, fur, legs, tail. The final page shows all features of the cat.

Simple words with astonishing pictures make the book easiest to understand, so it is very recommended for the early reader with young age (3-5 years old).

When we finished reading the book, I asked both of my sons to draw their own cats. The eldest (6 years old) added information about his cat's features, while the youngest (4 years old) pointed and mentioned his cat's features.

PS: my eldest son brought the book from his school library.