Clifford the Firehouse Dog (Classic Storybook)

My 4 yr old grandson loves all the Clifford books and this one is no exception. They are great for children just learning to read.

ISBN 0590484192 - Clifford the Big Red Dog is a series that I've always loved if only because, as a child, I figured Clifford had to be an Irish Setter, we had an Irish Setter, therefore... Clifford must be related to my dog. Perfect sense! Clifford and Emily Elizabeth set off to visit Nero, Clifford's brother. Nero lives in a firehouse and works as a rescue dog. Clifford thinks this is work that he could do and he gets the chance to find out when an alarm is sounded and the fire trucks race to the scene. Clifford helps the firemen in various ways and is made an honorary fire rescue dog. Normally, for the text, I'd give the book 4 stars. It's good, it isn't fantastic. But then there's the last page, with Clifford's Fire Safety Rules, seven simple things that children can do, including things to help them get out of a burning building and common sense (for an adult) warnings to not play with matches or stoves. That earned the book the fifth star - anything that can be used to help children be safe is worthy of reading and when those things are targeted at kids it's even better. Norman Bridwell's enormous dog remains a childrens' favorite. - AnnaLovesBooks

This is a great book, my grandchildren love it. It also came in plenty of time for Christmas.

Clifford and his adventures are always very popular in my classroom. Some may argue that many of Clifford's adventures are a stretch, they are nonetheless captavating to a young audience. In this edition, Clifford after being introdcued to the role of firefighters and the importance of fire safety gets a chance to be a fire rescue dog is his own right. The book is a great seque into fire safety and prevention.