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Ready Set Draw! The Cat and Hamster from "The ABCs of What I Can Be"

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Artist's table is set up with colored pencils, markers, and other drawing tools as they show us the cover of the book "The ABCs of What I Can Be," which depicts people wearing the clothing of an astronaut, a beekeeper, and a scientist.

There are a lot of occupations for children to explore. The children's book "The ABCs of What I Can Be" encourages children to research various occupations. On this episode, viewers will learn how to draw the cat and hamster found in the book. Part of the "Ready Set Draw!" series.

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Runtime: 4 minutes 8 seconds

Topic: Arts, Education, Literature
Subtopic: Art Education, Arts, Children's Literature, Crafts
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
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Release Year: 2018
Producer/Distributor: KidLit TV
Series: Ready Set Draw!
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Illustration depicts a boy wearing a baseball cap and binoculars walking through a forest at night, with pine trees around him, a crescent moon above, and an owl flying overhead.

Artist drawing the outline of a rope, on which a colorful toucan is perched in front of big tropical leaves.

Book cover shows an illustration of a young girl happily hugging her grandmother who kneels to hold her in a retro-decorated living room. Text reads, "One, Two, Grandma Loves You. Words by Shelly Becker, art by Dan Yaccarino."

Artist draws the outline of a girl with high curly pigtails, who wears a shocked facial expression. His book titled "The Longest Storm" and colorful markers are also on the table.

Artist paints a blocky capital-letter I on top of a yellow, blue, and green landscape painting of Ellis Island. Inside of the letter I is the Statue of Liberty, and the artist has surrounded her workspace with reference imagery and sketches.

Book cover shows an illustration depicting a blonde-haired girl and brown-haired boy in an abstracted autumnal cityscape. Out of wisps of blue behind them emerges a smiling teddy bear. Text reads, "A Bear for Bimi."

Artist uses a green colored pencil for the stem of a yellow-petaled flower on a piece of paper.

Artist Isabella Kung smiles out at us from her studio, where an easel displays drawings of a fluffy cat wearing a crown and a heart necklace, looking annoyed. Her book "No Fuzzball!" also sits on the easel.

Book cover shows a long, wavy, enormous cascade of blonde beard hair trailing into the frame of this cover illustration for "The King's Golden Beard." Thin, angularly shaped soldiers engage in various tasks such as reading and peering through a telescope, around the beard.

Artist demonstrates how to draw out the face of a cartoon cat using thick black marker on a sheet of paper.