Customer Reviews

The Animal Rescue Club (I Can Read Chapter Books)

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My second grader is devoring books these days. She has been reading a number of the "I Can Read Chapter Books". Of these books, this was her favorite. She liked the characters - spunky girl, timid boy, and kind boy that took care of the animals. She is hoping that the Animal Rescue Club will come out with more adventures.

She found the story credible and exciting. She would give this book a thumbs up!

I used this book to help my Brownie Troop earn a badge. It was a wonderful introduction into discussion of helping animals. The exciting advenutre with its endearing characters is followed by a brief, but effective explanation of what children should and should not attempt with real wild animals. After hearing this story, the girls decided to take on a volunteer project at a local animal shelter. We are waiting for the next adventure of The Animal Rescue Club to see what it inspires.

I understand the concern that partially surrounds this book, i.e., does it encourage children to engage in potentially risky behaviors in order to help animals, but I think this book does a lot more good than harm. For example, I doubt that by reading this book, a child would be compelled to free an opossum from a roof gutter. Yes, I suppose that could happen, but realistically, I doubt it. What this book does really well is get kids and their parents talking about the respectful treatment of animals. It also encourages children to treat animals with kindness, which is fantastic.

Matilda Mae: The Dog Who Needed a Name

Animal Rescue Book

(1998)

An "I Can Read Chapter Book".

Jeffrey, Beaner and Raymond form an animal rescue club.

I highly recommend this for beginning readers who have mastered Level 3.

Gunner November, 2010

My son picked out this book when he was 2 years old and we were both hooked. Over a year later it is still one of his favorites. Especially good book for vegan children about compassion for wild animals. I always keep a copy on hand to give as a gift.

I only read the online sample of the book text, and almost ordered it. I hate to be a "kill-joy", and I truly am an animal lover! I'm a wildlife artist, a subscriber to Wildlife Explorer with all its beautiful photos, and I keep a bowl of peanuts at my front door for the neighborhood squirrels to visit daily and receive my multiple tosses of peanuts on the front lawn. They depend on me to get through the Chicago winters, and if I forget, they do come up the front stairs and I do think they knock on the door! My grandchildren love to come over and toss piles of peanuts on the lawn too, and watch from the window or porch (7 stairs up) as they nibble. From a distance, it's so adorable to watch them pick them up in their little paws, check them to be sure they're peanuts, bite off the shells, spit them out, and eat the nuts until they get full. After having enough, they carry some off to their families in another part of town. NOW FOR THE DANGER PART of the review.

I almost ordered this book for my grandchildren, but realized the possible danger that I thought I would share: The kids who read it may think it would be a good idea to help rescue animals like the kids in the book! I don't know about your neighborhood, but the wildlife in my neighborhood do not get vaccinated against the deadly disease of Rabies. How can we be sure our children won't get bitten by a squirrel or any other cute little critters that roam the streets if they approach them? So it's too much of a danger to let them read the book and not realize the danger. That's why I didn't order it. I do feel terrible about the squirrels and also about the author of the book! I don't want to do anything to hurt the the animals or the book sales, but the book should come with a warning for parents to warn their children to NOT approach those cute animals in their neighborhood, in case they didn't think of it. (Maybe it does, and I couldn't see it online). I may go ahead and order it for them and preach to them the importance of NOT approaching the cute wildlife they see. I suppose we can tell the kids, that if they find a poor little critter who's in trouble, we can call the animal control authorities in our area for help.