DK See How They Grow - Kitten

LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI Writer Angela Royston Art Editor Nigel Hazle Photographer Jane Burton REvIsED PAPERBACK EDItION Project Editor Charlie Gardner Designers Ha

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LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI Writer Angela Royston Art Editor Nigel Hazle Photographer Jane Burton REvIsED PAPERBACK EDItION Project Editor Charlie Gardner Designers Hannah Mee, Wayne Redwood Production Controller Vivianne Ridgeway DtP Designer David Meier Jacket Designer Adam Hall U.s Editor Jennifer Quasha First published in the United States in 1991 This revised edition published in 2007

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SD317 — 01/07 Copyright © 1991 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited

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K itte n

I have just been born

I am still wet and I cannot see or hear

Soon my mother licks me dry.

This is me!

My mother feeds my brother, sisters, and me milk.

I am four days old

I crawl over to my

brother and sisters

I climb on top of them

and we all sleep together

A cud dly c lum p

Now we are awake

My mother is cleaning herself while we try to feed

A cud dly c lum p

Now I am two weeks old

I can see and hear Today I am

going for a crawl on my own

I sniff the floor as

I crawl along

L o st a n d a l o ne

Suddenly I miss my mother

I mew loudly until she

comes to get me

Now I am two weeks old

I can see and hear Today I am

going for a crawl on my own

L o st a n d a l o ne

Now I am four weeks old I am

really ready to explore

What is this?

I see a dog over there!

E xp l o r i n g

I hurry back to my mother

and brother and sisters

Then I will be safe again

I hope that dog goes away!

E xp l o r i n g

I am six weeks old and

I love to romp and play

This is my pom-pom, but the yarn keeps getting tangled around my neck!

Pla y i n g

That’s better

Now I’m free again

I’ll go and play

with my ball

Pla y i n g

I am eight weeks old

and getting really big now

Will someone play

with me today?

I’ll pretend to

be asleep

Pla y f ght s

Here comes my brother

I pounce on him and

we roll on the floor

Then he pounces on me.

Pla y f ght s

I am ten weeks old

and almost grown up

When I feel hungry,

I feed from my saucer

T ak ing ca re of mys el f

One day old Four days old

Two weeks old

Four weeks old

Six weeks old

Eight weeks old Ten weeks old

s ee h ow t h ey gr ow

Other titles in this series:

Watch the animals grow in this series of natural history books for the very young Superb, step-by-step photographs, stylish layouts bursting with color, and simple imaginative text combine to form a charming, informative story for a parent and child to share Each book includes a sticker sheet with lots of images of the animals featured in the book

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$4.99 Canada

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See how I grow from a tiny, helpless kitten into a playful young cat.

Not suitable for children under 36 months

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