Cats vs. Dogs

National Geographic Readers: Level 3

by Elizabeth Carney

Chocolate or vanilla? Creamy peanut butter or crunchy? Cats or dogs? On some matters in life, every kid must take a stance. Ever since the first youngster in history had a pet, cats vs. dogs has been a hotly debated issue at recesses and lunch tables worldwide. Which one's better? Smarter? This reader presents the facts in fun and informative fashion. Kids will love the stimulating Level 3 text as they decide the answer to this question for themselves.

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Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Picture Books, Childrens, Dogs, Spanish Literature

52 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 11, 2011

About the author

Elizabeth Carney is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in children's nonfiction and science, math, and STEM-related subjects.

Elizabeth received the 2005 AAAS Science Journalism Award for science reporting for children. Her titles Face to Face With Cheetahs, Face to Face With Gorillas, and Great Migrations: Whales, Wildebeests, Butterflies, Elephants, and Other Amazing Animals on the Move appeared on the National Science Teachers Association's Outstanding Science Trade Book list for 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively.

Reviews

[Natalie]

I love cats V.S dogs.it is interesting competition.

[Syed Muhammad Danial]

What is a domesticated pets? It's the condition of an animal, changed from being wild to living closely with humans. Dogs have about 220 million scent cells, that's why they can sniff out drugs, people and even cancer! While cats can pick up an ear-splitting 60,000 hertz! And that is why they can sense an earthquake or incoming volcanoes explosion. Yeah all this facts I get it from this book. Very informatiove book and fun to read!

[Autumn Kearney]

National Geographic Readers Cats Verses Dogs is spectacularly illustrated with the award winning photographs that National Geographic has been famous for since the early 1900s. It’s colorful, busy, and fact filled.

[Renee Tracy]

¡A mi me gusta el libro mucho! Había muchos hechos en el libro que no sabía. Después de leer el libro, todavía cero que los perros so mejores que los gatos.

[Sabrina Rust]

This books is very knowledgeable and explains why our dog eats 💩

[Nancy]

I still vote DOGS!

[Kate Hastings]

Grades K-4. There are cat people. There are dog people. But which is really the better pet? Dueling facts may help the reader decide (although MY mind is already made up...!)

[Mal the Bookworm]

I love cats and dogs so much! If I was to be a relative to a dog I would be a Jackal and for a cat I would be a Lynx. I like cats a bit more than dogs, but I still like them both.

[ReadingMama]

Los perros y los gatos son las mascotas más populares en todo el mundo. Algunas personas creen que los perros son nuestros mejores amigos. Otros creen que los gatos son las mascotas perfectas. Pero ambos son muy diferentes. Los gatos escuchan todo mientras los perros tienen mejor olfato. Los gatos escalofriantes pero los perros muy sociales. Los gatos mas dormilón y más limpios mientras los perros tiene major variedad de tamaños y formas. Ambos son deportistas, inteligentes y perfectos. Cuando un gato ser duerme en tus brazos o cuando un perro te da un beso baboso, sabrás cual es la mascota perfecta para ti. Cualquiera que tenga~ Para mi, no me gusta ninguna porque no tengo tiempo para cuidarse. Yo tengo dos hijas y ellas son suficientes.

[Samarah]

Informational
1st-3rd

First off I would like to start off by saying I love both cats and dogs. Therefore this argument is a hard one for me. However I loved the way the information is set up in this book. I love how there are simple challenges and facts that go with each and every chapter. I feel as though in the end a student would be able to decide which animal they like best in why. With this I would probably tie in fact or opinion into a lesson of some sort. All in all this book has a good number of usage.

[Rebekah Waggoner]

Informational
1st-3rd

First off I would like to start off by saying I love both cats and dogs. Therefore this argument is a hard one for me. However I loved the way the information is set up in this book. I love how there are simple challenges and facts that go with each and every chapter. I feel as though in the end a student would be able to decide which animal they like best in why. With this I would probably tie in fact or opinion into a lesson of some sort. All in all this book has a good number of usage.

[Sailer Galusha-McRobbie]

Good book for middle elementary age students. The book is set up in a fun way with great pictures and informational facts about cats and dogs. Each chapter is a different "challenge" to see whether the dogs or the cats will win and it gives all kinds of good information and facts to back up the choice of which animal wins which challenge. The facts and different text boxes across the pages were so intriguing and fun, I loved this book and I know students would too.

[Corinne Pettry]

"Cats vs Dogs" is an informational book about cats and dogs, and it explains all the differences between the two common household pets. This book is very simple and easy to read with lots of interesting facts about everyones furry friends. I think this is a great book for young kids to read and learn some new vocabulary.

I gave this book a 5 star rating because of the opportunity for kids to learn new and bigger words, and facts about their cats and dogs at home.

[Julia Ruthe]

Since my Spanish skills are not as good as I thought they were, I could not fully understand this book. From what I was able to understand (which was still a fair amount) it was a very informative book that younger kids (who know Spanish) would have enjoyed a lot. It was fun to look at the pictures and did a very good job stating facts about perros y gatos. :)))

[Lumpy]

Un buen nivel para mi ahora mismo

Working on comprehensible input…will probably read this whole series, or at least all of the volumes that I can grab from the library.

Estoy trabajando de mi Espanol…probablemente leere este series entero, o todos los libros que puedo obtener en la biblioteca digital.

[Denalyn Rogers]

A very informational but age appropriate book about cats and dogs. Had great pictures, interesting facts that would keep interested, and a glossary to help the reader understand the new vocabulary. The author was able to portray the information in a way kids understand and enjoy reading.

[Christine.Newmanbetheluniversityedu]

Genre: Informational Text Grade: 1-3
I found this book very informative. It is full of helpful facts of which animal is better at a particular thing, such as hearing or smelling. There is a cat dictionary and dog dictionary that I found cool as well, especially for children that have not experienced having a cat or dog as a pet at home. The couple jokes inside the book were fun to read as well.

[Elise K]

Since I love both cats 🐱, and dogs 🐶, I really liked this. It had facts, jokes, pictures, and a competitions between cats and dogs.

[XIS Grade 3]

In this book cats and dogs are both the winners. (Jerry)

[Caleb]

Caleb (age 6): "A fun book that shows you different true facts about dogs and cats. And it does it in Spanish."

[Kristine]

Well-written informational book on which is the best pet.

[Lucas]

This was a good book but I don't think that its easy to choose between which pet is the best. I would recommend to anyone looking for a short but interesting read.

[Julie]

Fun book comparing cats and dogs, but lots of references to evolution. Disappointing!

[Makayla]

it has a bunch of knowledge about why cats are a good pet and how dogs are a good pet.

[Anna Marie]

A look at the similarities and differences between cats and dogs.

[Madison Harvey]

This book is a great read for kids who love animals. It gives 10 facts about cats and 10 facts about dogs. It even goes into what makes a cat/dog a good pet!

[Sarah]

Great for debate! Who will win team cat or team dog? This book compares and contrasts the two using different categories. Of course, there is no definitive answer, so get your students arguing away!

[Will]

Cats won 9 to 8. I'm a cat fan.

[Julie]

Adorable and full of fun tidbits of information.

[Maia .]

cool cause i didn't know that much about dogs and cats