Clifford The Big Red Dog: The Missing Beach Ball [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2002 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Clifford

A new format for Clifford! Kids can choose from 20 temporary tattoos, such as Clifford, T-Bone, Cleo, and more, and then read a cute story featuring the Big Red Dog and his pals from the PBS-TV show.

Clifford, T-Bone, and Cleo are ready for some fun in the sun! T-Bone is especially eager to play with his brand-new beach ball. But when a big wave hits the shore, his new toy is washed away!

The dogs look for the ball and uncover all kinds of beach inhabitants--crabs, seashells, seaweed, starfish, and more. When T-Bone finally finds his prized possession, it's with a little help from his ocean friends.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439337992
• ISBN-13: 978-0439337991
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,259,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Missing Beach Ball review, June 17, 2002

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Chris Osborne (El Segundo, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clifford The Big Red Dog: The Missing Beach Ball (Paperback)

This is another title from the Clifford the Big Red Dog series. The books, of which I have seen a few other titles, always have an upbeat mood even when one of the characters has a problem. This text features Clifford, as usual, dominating the illustrations with his massive size. In some of the books he frightens people around him save for the child who owns him.
In this particular tale Clifford and his two little dog friends Cleo and T-Bone resolve to spend a warm day at the beach but they lose one of their toys--a beach ball.
The ultimate moral lesson being communicated in this story is to be altruistic enough to give away a toy to somebody lacking one out of a spirit of generosity if the child has others at home. However, this may not be a realistic goal for small children, who have an inclination to be self-centered at their early age.