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The Fire Cat (I Can Read, Beginning Reading 1)
The Fire Cat - I Can Read, Beginning Reading 1 Author:Esther Holden Averill Pickles is a young cat with big paws and big plans. But all he can find to do is chase other cats, until he is adopted by the local firehouse. — Knowing that this is his chance to do big things, Pickles works hard to be a good fire cat. He learns to jump on a fire truck. He learns to help put out a fire, and he even helps out in a rescue! — Beginn... more »ing readers will cheer when Pickle's dream finally comes true.
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Pickles, the cat with the big paws, can't help being bad - he keeps chasing little cats up trees. When his friend Mrs. Goodkind gives him to Joe, the fireman, Pickles decides a firehouse cat is what he wants to be. He tries hard to help the firemen at their jobs, but it isn't until Pickles proves he cares for the other cats that he earns his fire hat - and a seat on the fire truck.« less
Great childhood memory!! Loved listening to my 6 year old delight in reading it too! A bad, bored cat finds out that serving others is more fun than hurting them.
This book has been around awhile. I remember it when I was a kid. The copyright is 1960. It's kind of a silly story but a great easy reader for kids who are just beginning to read.