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Teacher Guide To learn about our educational program
for students or groups ages K-6 visit
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SEPT/OCT 2022 RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES K-2

Welcome to a new school year with Kind News! In this month’s
career feature, we’ll meet a man who combined his love of family Prince William SPCA is celebrating
with his passion for pups to design a unique board game. Find out 14 years of sponsoring Kind News for
what one girl did for people who had pets but no home, and learn classrooms in Prince William County,
about one special opossum’s new wheels! Manassas Park, and Manassas, Virginia.

To access an interactive version of this issue online, visit
KindNews.org. Check out our recommended book list at
RedRover.org/books.

PAWS Humane Society has sponsored
Kind News subscriptions in NW Illinois
So, What's it Like to be a Cat? classrooms for more than 10 years becuse

Written by Karla Kuskin they believe Kind News helps students
Illustrated by Betsy Lewin understand why treating animals — and
Recommended for ages 4 and up people — with kindness matters.

What is it like to be a cat? A curious boy interviews his gray cat in a
playful rhyming story of the similarities and differences between cats
and people. The story shows that the first step in taking care of a cat is
taking the time to observe and listen to learn the cat’s likes and dislikes.
Themes of listening to a cat and responsible pet ownership are depicted.
Part of the RedRover Readers program.
Citizens for Animal Protection has been
About the Author: Poet, picture book author, and illustrator Karla serving pets and the people who love them
Kuskin waxed poetically about cats as early as her 1975 Near the
Window Tree collection. She is perhaps most well known for The in the Houston area since 1972. Learn more
Philharmonic Gets Dressed and The Dallas Titans Get Ready for at cap4pets.org.
Bed, two stories that capture the day-to-day lives of revered public figures. Her
awards include the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in To learn more about sponsoring
Poetry for Children and the Children's Book Council's Lifetime Achievement Award. classrooms with Kind News, email
SO, WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE A CAT? © 2008 BY ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS KindNews@RedRover.org.
"So, What's It Like to Be a Cat" is part of the RedRover Readers program.
Learn more at RedRover.org/Readers.
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