Author and Illustrator: Norman Bridwell
Type: Picture Book
Grade Level: K-2
Rating: 3 out of 5
Clifford is a very big red dog. With his owner, Emily Elizabeth, Clifford helps out around his town. Whether it is catching robbers, rescuing people from a burning building or helping a kitten, Clifford is happily there to help.
Clifford books are classics, I remember growing up on them. They are simple reads but a child can get a lot out of them. They are full of lessons, teach about holidays and other things a reader deals with on a daily basis. It has a little edge also because kids love animals and a dog teaching them lessons is different than a normal kid doing the same things. I think Clifford books are a great teaching tool because the student is enjoying reading while also learning something.
I had the opportunity to read this book with my child study student and she loved it. She saw I had a Clifford book and was immediately excited to read it. She enjoyed making predictions on what would happen next and pointing out what was happening in the pictures. I had brought the book along because I had been curious if another child would react to and love the books as much as I did when I was a child. She clearly did and after she was done reading we had a discussion on helping others. Clifford to the Rescue would be a good book to use in the classroom during a lesson on helping others for younger elementary students. Like I did with my child study student you could read the book and discuss how you have helped others as an introduction to your lesson. From my own personal experiences as a reader and also from working with my child study student I think this book would be a very effective teaching tool.
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