Timid Bubba is hesitant to leave his young owner and stay at doggie day camp for the first time. When he joins in the activities, Bubba discovers how much fun a day shared with his new friends can be. Bubba's adventures highlight verbs and adverbs. Activities, study guides and answer pages included. Second grade reading level, grammar skills. Readers suggested age 5-9.

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Bubba the dog is attending his first day at doggie day camp, but he is shy. However, he slowly becomes interested and makes new friends as he engages in the various activities. In addition, he helps to teach readers (or listeners) about verbs and adverbs as well. This book is one of the pet grammar parade series. What a unique idea! As a book reviewer who has had to wade through some really bad grammar because many authors (and apparently some editors) do not know the ins and outs of the English language, I firmly believe that children need to be taught proper English grammar.

Studies show that beginning formal grammar studies for students under third or fourth grade can be counterproductive, but grammar concepts can still be gradually introduced to younger children if done gently, and story books such as this are a wonderful way to do so. There is an introduction that explains what verbs and adverbs are. At the end, there is a study guide that gives further information about verbs and adverbs and contains several fun activities for children that will help to reinforce what they have learned. I would hope that books like this will find a ready audience. They are sorely needed! I really like this idea.

Reviewed by: Wayne S. Walker
Stories for Children Magazine

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