Clifford The Firehouse Dog

by Norman Bridwell

Overview

Read all about Clifford's BIG ideas! Classic Clifford reissued!

It only takes a little to BE BIG!

Emily Elizabeth and Clifford go to visit his brother, who is a firehouse dog. When an alarm goes off, Clifford comes to the rescue--he HELPS OTHERS by rescuing the people and putting out the fire!

The BE BIG campaign invites everyone, big and small, to take action and raise awareness for how CLIFFORD'S BIG IDEAS can make the world a better place.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545215800
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Series:	Clifford, the Big Red Dog Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	17,465
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Norman Bridwell is the author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including the beloved Clifford series, which has over 126 million copies in print, in 13 languages! He lives in Edgartown, MA with his wife Norma. They have two children, son, Tim, and daughter, Emily Elizabeth.

Hometown:

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Date of Birth:

February 15, 1928

Place of Birth:

Kokomo, Indiana

Education:

John Herron Art Institute, 1945-49; Cooper Union Art School, 1952-53

Website:

http://www.scholastic.com/clifford

Editorial Reviews

Clifford is a giant of a dog and he towers over everyone and everything. Clifford is part of Emily Elizabeth's family and last week she and Clifford went to meet his brother Nero who lives in a firehouse. He is a rescue dog. One spread shows Clifford offering to help and one can see that he is even bigger than the red fire truck that he matches in color quite well. Nero demonstrates to a visiting class what they should do if their clothing ever catches on fire. Clifford decides to try out the lesson, but due to his size it creates a minor disaster as he rolls over a few pushcarts. The fire alarm sounds and Clifford is off with Emily Elizabeth hanging on. He becomes a hero when he helps rescue people, unreel the heavy hoses, opens a stuck fire hydrant, makes a hole in the roof, and manages to dump water on the fire and blow smoke away. Every fire department would benefit from having a big red dog like Clifford. The pictures provide the humor to a straightforward text and the closing page contains a list of seven fire safety rules. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot