The Animal Rescue Club (An I Can Read Chapter Book) - Hardcover

Himmelman, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060274085 ISBN 13: 9780060274085

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1998

Synopsis

Working with their local Wildlife Rehabilitator, Jeffrey, Beaner, Raymond, and Mike--the Animal Rescue Club--spring into action whenever wild animals in their neighborhood are in trouble.

About this title

About the Author:

John Himmelman is the illustrator of Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights, and several other children's books, including the popular Buzby, an I Can Read Book by Julia Hoban. He lives in Killingworth, CT.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3AIn this beginning reader, the young members of the Animal Rescue Club help a squirrel drowning in mud, an opossum stuck in a rooftop gutter, and a goose with a wounded foot. The creatures are taken to an animal hospital where an adult oversees their care. After they have recovered, the children release the creatures back into their habitats. Cartoon illustrations show the club in action. Although an author's note explains that it is dangerous to approach injured animals and that wildlife rehabilitators must be trained and licensed, adults do not assist with the rescues and no mention of training is made in the narrative. The images in the story contrast with the warnings: a youngster rides his bike with a squirrel peeking out of his backpack, a boy totters on a high ladder with an opossum clinging to his shirt, and a girl puts her arms around a huge goose that is pulling her hair. While this book features characters that do important work with courage and competence, issues about safety and the proper treatment of wild animals make it a questionable choice.AAdele Greenlee, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0060274085
• ISBN 13: 9780060274085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 46
• Illustrator: Himmelman John