The Fire Cat by Esther Averill is a perfect book for emergent readers. Pickles is a young cat with big paws who wants to do big things. Readers will rejoice when Pickles finds a place where he belongs.
The Fire Cat by Esther Averil - Firecat vocabulary
Storyboard Text
SUDDENLY
Let's go everyone! Get dressed, we have a fire to fight!"
TUCK
CHIEF
Hello! I am your new Fire Chief.
(Adv.) quickly and unexpectedly "But suddenly the fireball rang."
(V.) to put something in a particular place, usually to hide it, hold it, or make it safe "The fireman picked up Pickles and tucked him into his coat."
(N.) the head or leader of an organized body of people "I will take you to our firehouse. Maybe our Chief will let you stay."