Buddy to the Rescue

Jack and Anna

by Lynn Maslen Kertell, Sue Hendra (Illustrator)

Save the day with a heroic pup in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level G.

Buddy the dog wants a snack at the fair, but his humans—Jack and Anna—say no. But then Buddy notices some trouble at the hot dog stand! Can Buddy save the day and earn his treat?



Bob Books Stories include:


Words that children can sound out (decode); both short and long vowels
Sight words
Simple sentence structures
Simple, colorful, friendly illustrations that support children’s reading and add fun!
Longer stories than the books in the Bob Books box sets, which helps children build reading endurance


Bob Books has been helping children learn to read through simple phonics and playful text and illustrations for more than forty years. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, “I read the whole book!"®

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

Lynn Maslen Kertell became a Managing Partner at Bob Books Publications, LLC in 2007. She handles new product development, publisher liaison, and is the author of the two newest sets of Bob Books. Please contact her regarding new product ideas, marketing, permissions and donations.

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story for beginning readers. Buddy goes to the fair with his family and really wants a hot dog. He is told no but returns to the stand and barks loudly. He saves the day as he noticed the stand had caught on fire. Plenty of action for young readers.

[Aarvik · Rating 3 out of 5]

The toy “buddy” and the 5-series book was Aarvik’s 3rd birthday gift. He loved reading all the book from the series.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fine and a good early reader.

[Sherrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much like Scholastic Reader Level 1: Bob Books #3: My School Trip uses sight and sounds, Scholastic Reader Level 1: BOB Books: Buddy to the Rescue also uses the senses, especially smell. A great descriptive way to teach something in a book more than just reading. This book features both Jack and Anna as well as their dog Buddy and their family at the fair. Once again fun and vibrant illustrations holding a great tool for early readers. Varying sentence lengths and interesting.

*Thanks to Scholastic for providing a copy for review.*

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another of the Level 1 readers in the BOB Books series. My children love these books. The illustrations are consistently fun and done with a very bright pallet. In this particular story a fair has come to town. Anna and Jack and their parents go. But buddy the dog keeps wanting to go to the hot dog stand. Little do they know Buddy has detected a problem and soon he alerts them all and is the hero of the day. Another great book in an amazing series of readers for young children.

Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More.

[Charisse Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great, I have read this book at 30 times in one week. My two boys has memorized the entire story. I also ask questions for comprehension, they use the illustrations which are great for context clues.

[Diana Pettis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Guided reading level G.

This story is about a dog and his adventures at the fair.