Danielle Denega

Clifford is so excited to visit a pumpkin patch with Emily Elizabeth that he breaks away and runs ahead on his own. Nothing exciting or interesting comes of it though.

There are a few pages where Clifford spends the night before imagining what a pumpkin patch might look like that are actually amusing, but not enough to lift the rest of the book above meh.

Gut-Eating Bugs is a fascinating compilation of true case files such as the hikers drowned in the Grand Canyon desert! The book educates readers about insect development, scientific equipment, and entomologists' ability to aid in police investigations as they study bugs near or on a dead body. Many pictures, maps, graphs, and highlighted sections encourage readers' progression through the book.
The strength of the book is its interesting case studies and eye-catching illustrations. A weakness show more may be that each page is rather "busy" with information, and some may be distracted or lost in the information. In the classroom the book would be useful in a career unit, for example, where students would learn about various occupations involved in crime scene investigations. Science classes could also highlight the particular area of entomology. Junior High boys will love the book simply for its "gross" pictures of maggots! show less

Great for grades k-3. Story about not believing everything you hear. We can have the students write a story about things that people have told them, that turned out not to be true.

cute book. A great book for younger grades. THis book is about people not telling the truth. This is an important issue in school setting and is important to teach students about this issues. You could have students share stories of people not telling the truth.