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The Cat and the Fiddle

From Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum

Mother Goose in Prose (1897) was L. Frank Baum's first children's book, written before he created The Wizard of Oz. It gives story backgrounds to familiar nursery rhymes. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Baum was a master storyteller who knew how to take a strange little verse and turn it into a complete adventure. This tale shows a child how a single moment can spark a whole chain of funny surprises.

Band

Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5

Length

short · about 377 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Mother Goose in Prose, L. Frank Baum

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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