THE RAT SCAT is an early reader focused on children between three and six years of age. This book's purpose is to assist the new reader in discerning clues about the words that move the story forward. The Rat Scat will focus on the following vocabulary: The, the cat, sat, mat, rat, scat ran, man on, saw, by A few words are introduced at a time and repeated while others form building blocks for new words. By changing out one letter, a new word is formed that rhymes with the previous word, reinforcing the general sound.