Why Do Cats Purr?: read-along
Why Do Cats Purr? as a read-along for the projector: 12 pages, 937 words, level 10, grade 5.
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Every morning at six o'clock, Yara's cat, Juniper, climbed onto her chest and started to rumble. She could feel it in her ribs. It was a purr, but not a sweet, sleepy one. It sounded pushy, as if there were a whine hiding inside the hum. Yara had always believed that purring meant a cat was happy. But if Juniper was happy, why did she sound so bossy? And what, exactly, is a purr?
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 10, Grade 5
- 12 pages, 937 words, about 7 minutes aloud
- A true book, gentle
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About Why Do Cats Purr?
Yara's cat wakes her every morning with a pushy purr. A true look at why cats purr, the cry hidden inside a hungry purr, and a scientists' puzzle that is still open.
Words to preview
- purr (PUR)
- low cat rumble
- bossy (BOSS-ee)
- ordering others around
- hyoid (HY-oyd)
- throat bone
- pushy (PUSH-ee)
- bossy, demanding
- hypothesis (hy-POTH-uh-sis)
- careful guess
Questions that fit any book
- What is one new thing you learned from this book?
- Which page told you the most? What did it say?
- What would you still like to find out about this?
Questions
How long does Why Do Cats Purr? take to read aloud?
It has 12 pages and 937 words, so about 7 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Why Do Cats Purr??
Level 10, Grade 5. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 10 sits at grade 5. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library as a true book. It is not copied from a textbook or another site.
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