Berlie Doherty 
BIG CAT_WILD CAT EB 
Band 18/Pearl

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Catrin lives in Wales, and prefers drawing animals to spending time with friends. One night, she hears an eerie howl from the nearby mountain – a wild cat. Can she confront her shyness and go in search of this rare animal? This sensitive story by award-winning author Berlie Doherty shows that courage and friendship can come from unexpected places.Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.Text type: A mystery story.Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.