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Pet Vet
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478124866
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
M
Genre:
Recount
Theme/Topic:
Invention
Classification:
Nonfiction
Fluency:
Early-Fluent
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Book Summary
A busy city vet talks about his work. Readers follow a day in his life as he treats Pets that children have brought in.
Features of the Book
- Nonfiction text features – glossary, index, definitions, case studies, photographs, labels
- First-person narrative in the present tense
- Case studies of animals
- Descriptions of people’s occupations
- Specialized vocabulary – veterinarian, clinic, receptionist, schedule, temperature
- Animal words – parakeet, turtle, rabbit, cat, dog, guinea pig
Purpose
Pet Vet can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- making connections between children’s experiences and the text
- formulating questions
- developing strategies for reading unknown words
- using charts and diagrams to record important details
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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