Following in the footsteps of his success with See Me Run, Meisel creates another great book about our great four legged companions ~ the dog. A large group of dogs are digging holes all around the forest. The other animals are mad and run the dogs to the sandy beach. Observant readers will see hints of foreshadowing in the illustrations. As the dogs dig they begin to uncover a treasure chest. When the treasure chest has been completely uncovered and opened, the dogs are scared away from the gold inside by the ghosts of pirates who have been protecting the hidden bounty. As the dogs run away, one stops and decides to be brave in order to scare the ghosts away. Again, observant readers will see the dog is not really the one scaring the ghosts away, but large excavatar behind him. Who also likes to dig. A fun read for lovers of dogs, pirates, and construction machinery. Theme associated with this title include the following: animal (fiction), early readers, and humor.This title is recommended for first grade, but can be appropriate for children who are reading at an advanced level. It is leveled at a D based on the Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Level and focuses on reading standards for Literature and Foundational Skills in the English Language Arts Common Core Standards for kindergarten through second grade. My four-year-old son picked this book out from the library earlier this week. This is an Easy Reader book all dressed up as a picture book -- That causes some confusion. We treated this book as a picture book, i.e., me reading it to a not-quite-reader, and we got a bit caught off-guard, not so much with the text, but with the illustrations. The text, while obviously of the Easy Reader variety, is fine, if repetitive. My problem with this book was that the illustrations were clearly intended for someone older than my son. He did not like the scary pirate ghosts -- he probably will in a year or two -- but they were just a bit much for him now.
What do You think about See Me Dig (2013)?
Short sentences that beginning readers will be successful with and a story that readers will enjoy.
—pssunic
A great early reader for K and first grade students!
—Artyom
