Sam the Cat / My Friend's Cat

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, Sam the Cat, Sam learns that his family is going on a trip. Readers will see how Sam overcomes this new experience, and how he counts the days until his family returns. This fiction book is paired with the book, My Friend's Cat, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. In this nonfiction book about felines, science comes to life through a strong use of the author's perspective and interactions. Feed your reader’s curiosities about cats through this lively theme paired set.