Fiction Readers: Cat-astrophe at the Opera

Cat-astrophe at the Opera is an animal story detailing three cats’ first day at the Paris Opera.

The story unfolds in third -person narrative following a single plot line.  The format is a beginning chapter book with illustrations that support and enhance the text.

Cat-astrophe at the Opera uses descriptive language including several adjectives and adverbs, sometimes in a series separated by a comma. The text has several sentences that begin with subordinate clauses, phrases, or transitional words. A lot of dialogue is presented within the text in a variety of ways, including dialogue from multiple characters and unassigned dialogue. Occasional use of words from the French language (oui, merci, magnifique, encore, and non).

This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.