Type of Material/Format: Fiction; picture book

Title of Material: Bill and Pete to the Rescue

Author/Producer/Publisher: Tomie de Paola. author and illustrator; Putnam, publisher

Publication Date:1998

ISBN/ISSN/LC Number: ISBN: 0-399-23208-7; LCCN: 97-18684

Price: $15.99

Specific courses where this material could be used:

Learning Strategy: Present factual information ___ Present theories ___ Present concepts _x_ Change attitudes _x_ Change values ___ Impart motor skills ___

Appropriate Curriculum Area: Language Arts _x_ Science _x_ Social Studies ___ Music ___ Art _x_

Foreign Language ___ Mathematics ___ Health/Physical Education ___

Grade Range: Kindergarten _x_ Primary _x_ Intermediate ___ Secondary ___ Teacher ___ Parent ___

General Interest ___

Materials can be used by: Individuals _x_ Small Groups ___ Large Groups _x_

Suggested Purposes: Motivation _x_ Overview ___ In-Depth Study ___ Introduction _x_ Remedial _x_

Evaluative Criteria: Outstanding\ Strong\ Average\ Weak\ Not Applicable

Authenticity Not Applicable

Appropriateness\Format Outstanding

Timeliness Outstanding

Interest Outstanding (i.e., its humor, attractive characters and series book status)

Organization\Plot Average (weak plot)

Technical Aspects Strong (recognizable illustration style)

Special Features Not Applicable

Physical Characteristics Outstanding (solid constuction; easy for a child to hold)

Relevancy to Course Use Outstanding; appropriate for beginning readers, upper elementary slow learners, read-aloud

sessions with both large and small groups, an introduction to a science unit covering animals or reptiles, teaching the

wash technique in watercolor

Cost Average

Overall Rating Outstanding (De Paola titles are now considered classics)

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Published Reviews (citation\rating): Reviewed in School Library Journal, May 1998, page 113, by Heide

Piehler, an employee at the Shorewood Public Library, Shorewood, Wisconsin. While rating it high overall, she

Noted that the plot was hard to follow at points.

Additional Comments (awards, social\historical significance, etc.): The author's reputation will attract

intermittent readers. It does contain any features which would be objectionable to anyone.

Recommend for Purchase: Yes _x_ No ___

Priority: Essential ___ Valuable but not essential _x_ Marginal ___ None ___

Name of Evaluator\Position: Janet Casler, Librarian

School\Institution: Timbers Elementary School

Date: June 10, 1998