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Peg + Cat
Peg + Cat: The Big Dog Problem: A Level 2 Reader
How do Peg and Cat measure up? Mailing some important letters proves a tall order as the two friends learn about height.
Peg's mom has given her and Cat five important letters to mail. "She says it's because we're growing up," says Peg. And sure enough, the height marks on the wall show that they're getting taller! But there's a problem: when they get to the mailbox, they find a very big dog sitting in front of it. How can they get around or behind this scary-looking canine to mail the letters? Or could it be that they're jumping to conclusions -- and the obstacle itself might help them reach a solution?
Peg's mom has given her and Cat five important letters to mail. "She says it's because we're growing up," says Peg. And sure enough, the height marks on the wall show that they're getting taller! But there's a problem: when they get to the mailbox, they find a very big dog sitting in front of it. How can they get around or behind this scary-looking canine to mail the letters? Or could it be that they're jumping to conclusions -- and the obstacle itself might help them reach a solution?
48 pages, Paperback
Published September 12, 2017
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Jennifer Oxley
39 books4 followersJennifer Oxley is an author, illustrator, television writer/director, and the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards for her work on Nick Jr.’s Little Bill and as co-creator of PBS’s Peg+Cat. Jennifer lives and works in New York City as an independent filmmaker and artist.
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March 6, 2024
What if you or I had the goal of teaching very young readers some key concepts about height? Could we come up with anything better than this mailbox-mailing problem? Delightful!
In this STEM-friendly fiction, Peg and Cat have an important job. Peg's mom has given the girl and her cat... five important letters to mail.
* First the concept of height is introduced. (Beautifully)
* Then there's division, with a fraction-concept.... and a hilarious compromise that Cat and Peg work out.
* Next problem to solve involves the "Very Big Dog" who seems to be blocking the mailbox.
Suspense builds. Will Peg and Cat be able to sing their triumph song for a second time, by the end of this story????? Such creativity follows, creativity worthy of a clever young person.
HERE'S THEIR DELIGHTFUL SONG
Problem solved!
The problem is solved!
We solved the problem!
So everything is awesome!
Problem solved!
FIVE STAR praise for this excellent book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In this STEM-friendly fiction, Peg and Cat have an important job. Peg's mom has given the girl and her cat... five important letters to mail.
* First the concept of height is introduced. (Beautifully)
* Then there's division, with a fraction-concept.... and a hilarious compromise that Cat and Peg work out.
* Next problem to solve involves the "Very Big Dog" who seems to be blocking the mailbox.
Suspense builds. Will Peg and Cat be able to sing their triumph song for a second time, by the end of this story????? Such creativity follows, creativity worthy of a clever young person.
HERE'S THEIR DELIGHTFUL SONG
Problem solved!
The problem is solved!
We solved the problem!
So everything is awesome!
Problem solved!
FIVE STAR praise for this excellent book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 21, 2017
Peg + Cat deal with some basic math as they try to decide how to share carrying 5 letters to the mailbox. The plot thickens as they plan ways to get around the very big dog in their way. Problem solving with diagrams in an easy chapter book format. The reader will enjoy the colorful images of these PBS characters.
January 28, 2022
An early elementary easy reader about a girl and her cat solving the problem of how to mail some letters with great questions like how to reach the mailbox and split the letters evenly.
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July 31, 2018Peg and her friend Cat are given a very important job to do. Peg’s Mom has asked them to mail 5 letters. Peg proudly explains to Cat that they are given this important job, “because Mom says we’re growing up. “ Peg further explains to Cat that she knows this is true because the measurement marks on the wall show that she is getting taller.
The first challenge Peg and Cat have to solve is how to fairly share holding the uneven number of letters that they are entrusted to mail. Read how the two friends use math to solve the problem. Together Peg and Cat head out to mail the letters when they run into another problem… there is a very big dog sitting in front of the mailbox! Will the dog prevent them from mailing their letters? Will they be tall enough to reach the mailbox? Find out how Peg and Cat work together to solve these additional challenges.
This Level 2 reader is an engaging story plot for a developing reader.
Check this book out at the Villa Park Public Library:
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The first challenge Peg and Cat have to solve is how to fairly share holding the uneven number of letters that they are entrusted to mail. Read how the two friends use math to solve the problem. Together Peg and Cat head out to mail the letters when they run into another problem… there is a very big dog sitting in front of the mailbox! Will the dog prevent them from mailing their letters? Will they be tall enough to reach the mailbox? Find out how Peg and Cat work together to solve these additional challenges.
This Level 2 reader is an engaging story plot for a developing reader.
Check this book out at the Villa Park Public Library:
https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/client/en_US/vpd/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2094983/ada?qu=peg+and+cat+big+dog&lm=VPD
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