I Want a Pet: Classic

This Classic edition uses the distinctive illustrations from earlier printings of I Want a Pet.


I Want a Pet is an entertaining story about a boy's search for just the right pet.


School Zone's Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Context clues in the illustrations are abundant.


Most of the vocabulary words in I Want a Pet are typically introduced in first grade. The words very, brown, black, and white are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words.