Luna the Wake-up Cat

- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing ageappropriate vocabulary. - This series meets the Reading First initiative. - The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words. - Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies. Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards Culture: I - Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture. Individual Development and Identity: IV - Work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals. - Explore factors that contribute to one's personal identity such as interests, capabilities, and perceptions. - Describe the unique features of one's nuclear and extended families. - Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence the individual's daily life and personal choices.Simon, Charnan is the author of 'Luna the Wake-up Cat', published 2006 under ISBN 9780531120873 and ISBN 0531120872.