Clifford's+Manners

Clifford's Manners
 * Book Review by: Elana Dyzenhaus **

• ** Title: ** __Clifford’s Manners__ • ** Author: ** Norman Bridwell • ** Grade Level ** : Ages 5-6, Kindergarten • ** Paperback: ** 32 Pages • ** Publisher ** : Scholastic Inc. • ** Language ** : English
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Norman Bridwell was born on February 15, 1928. He wrote all of the __Clifford The Big Red Dog__ books. He was born in Kokomo, India. He has written other successful books such as __The Witch Next Door__ and __A Tiny Family__ but he is well known because of his Clifford series. Clifford has become very famous from Bridwell's books. __Clifford the Big Red Dog__ has a website, stuffed animals, games, clothing, CDs, and even a television show. Bridwell currently lives in Martha's Vineyard and still writes books.
 * ISBN: ** CLI-200-9780545215862
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The book is about Emily Elizabeth, Clifford's owner, teaching Clifford manners. She teaches him he must always say "please" and "thank you" and be kind to others. Emily says that everyone loves Clifford because he has good manners and that she taught him his manners. She explains the different manners he uses and the times that he uses them. She teaches him important lessons like to throw out his garbage in a trash can and to wait his turn on a line. Emily tells us that even when he makes mistakes he is always considerate.
 * Summary: **

The literary element that stood out to me the most was the illustrations. The illustrations showed perfectly what Emily, the main character, was teaching Clifford. When she taught him not to liter, there was an illustration of him throwing out his garbage in the garbage can. I think this is really important for 5 and 6 year old children because it will actually show them what to do. The illustrations showed Clifford saying " please" and writing thank you cards after he got a present. This shows the students what they should do and gives them a visual. There were very strong and clear illustrations.
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I think this book is great for a kindergarten class. I think it is very important to teach manners in kindergarten and this is a great way to do it. They will be able to see their friend Clifford doing all the manners that your teaching. This book shows more then just " please" and " thank you", it shows manners that we may forget to teach. For example, writing thank you cards and waiting in line. It also teaches students to be considerate to others which is very important in a classroom. I think this is a perfect book for kindergarteners and they would enjoy it very much.
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