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Lost in Bermooda
Bermooda is a tropical island that is undiscovered by the outside world and is primarily populated by walking, talking cows of human intelligence. The cows came to the island hundreds of years ago by a ship carrying livestock that wrecked upon the shoals around the southern tip of the island. They have since formed their own quaint, mootpian tropical island society. Life is good on Bermooda, and the residents are mostly content to be unknowing of and unknown to the world beyond their horizons. Bermooda has no “outsiders,” and most prefer to keep it that way. That is, until Chuck ventures into the boneyard alone and discovers a young human boy who has been washed up unconscious on the sandbar! The young boy’s name is Dakota and doesn’t seem as scary as Chuck thought humans should be. Chuck decides to “cow-mouflage” Dakota to pass as a bovine in town. Dakota and Chuck become fast friends, but trouble is brewing and Dakota’s true identity is at risk of being discovered. In the end, Chuck's family adopts Dakota as their own calf.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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April 5, 2024
Super cute and a unique premise, my group of students loved it!
June 27, 2015
Chuck is a cow living on the island of Bermooda, and island of talking cows. Dakota washes up near the show, the only human for many miles. Chuck befriends Dakota and disguises him as a cow to fit in. Subtle bovine humor and some pretty strange events lead Chuck to attempt to help get Dakota back home, only Dakota's home isn't really what Chuck expects it to be. Great for 2nd and 3rd graders who like cow humor.
June 4, 2023
Cute and creative. Perfect for kiddos a the beginning of their chapter book journey.
December 8, 2014
I have a fondness for unlikely friendships in children's fiction (see Uni the Unicorn), so of course I wanted to read Lost in Bermooda the second I heard about the title.
Author/illustrator Mike Litwin introduces us to Chuck, a young cow living on the Island of Bermooda, who wants nothing more than to seek adventure. Fortunately, a chance encounter a young hu'man who has washed up on the shores of the island, makes Chuck's wish come true, and brings new adventure and friendship into both of their lives.
Litwin has written a great tale on what it means to dream big, and how an unlikely friendship will prove that even if one may not look alike or have the same backgrounds, one can have common dreams that one can help each other achieve. Chuck and Dakota come from two very different worlds, but it's their ability to dream that bonds them together.
Outside of Chuck and Dakota's friendship, Litwin also poses the question of what it means to be different than everyone else, and how it's embracing those differences that will help one recognize one's true potential. Chuck could have listened to everyone else on the island, but it's his willingness to break with tradition that brings Dakota into his life, and helps others begin to accept hu'mans as well.
Bottom line, this is a fun story with several great underlying lessons, and the type of drawings and imaginative situations that will make this a keeper for any young reader's shelf.
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Final verdict:
Lost in Bermooda is an inventive, imaginative tale of an unlikely friendship that will charm readers of all ages. Litwin shows that despite some physical differences - an important lesson for kids to begin learning from an early age - there are dreams, aspirations and joys in human or bovine that are universal.
This is the perfect book for beginner chapter readers, and also for readers who have a fondness for adventure books or graphic novels. I also recommend this book for educators and parents who are looking for something that will enchant reluctant readers.
As for me, I'm looking for to the rest of the books in the series, and to catching up with Chuck and Dakota soon!
Author/illustrator Mike Litwin introduces us to Chuck, a young cow living on the Island of Bermooda, who wants nothing more than to seek adventure. Fortunately, a chance encounter a young hu'man who has washed up on the shores of the island, makes Chuck's wish come true, and brings new adventure and friendship into both of their lives.
Litwin has written a great tale on what it means to dream big, and how an unlikely friendship will prove that even if one may not look alike or have the same backgrounds, one can have common dreams that one can help each other achieve. Chuck and Dakota come from two very different worlds, but it's their ability to dream that bonds them together.
Outside of Chuck and Dakota's friendship, Litwin also poses the question of what it means to be different than everyone else, and how it's embracing those differences that will help one recognize one's true potential. Chuck could have listened to everyone else on the island, but it's his willingness to break with tradition that brings Dakota into his life, and helps others begin to accept hu'mans as well.
Bottom line, this is a fun story with several great underlying lessons, and the type of drawings and imaginative situations that will make this a keeper for any young reader's shelf.
***
Final verdict:
Lost in Bermooda is an inventive, imaginative tale of an unlikely friendship that will charm readers of all ages. Litwin shows that despite some physical differences - an important lesson for kids to begin learning from an early age - there are dreams, aspirations and joys in human or bovine that are universal.
This is the perfect book for beginner chapter readers, and also for readers who have a fondness for adventure books or graphic novels. I also recommend this book for educators and parents who are looking for something that will enchant reluctant readers.
As for me, I'm looking for to the rest of the books in the series, and to catching up with Chuck and Dakota soon!
August 12, 2014
Chuck is a young calf on the island of Bermooda. The entire island is populated with talking animals like cows, pigs, monkeys, etc... Unlike all of the other creatures, Chuck wonders about what lies across the ocean. Do hu'mans really exist? All they have to go by is the wreckage of an old ship. Then one day Chuck's life gets very exciting. He finds a hu'man boy washed ashore. They decide he would be safer dressed in cowmaflage because hu'mans aren't exactly revered on the island. They have many adventures as Chuck shows Dakota the ins and outs of Bermooda life. This is a cute chapter book for beginning readers. I am sure kids in the 2nd and 3rd grades will find it much more entertaining than I did. I just thought it was cute, especially the illustrations.
December 5, 2014
Chuck Porter wants nothing more than adventure. Unfortunately, his island home of Bermooda offers none. The hu'mans are gone and all the treasures from their time in the world are collected. Then he finds Dakota marooned on a sandbar. Dakota is one of the dreaded hu'mans. Chuck is determined to help his new friend so he disguises him as a cow, one from the sea, and brings him home as a guest. Everything is not alright on Bermooda however and it is up to Chuck and Dakota to figure it out and stop it before it is too late. This was a really cute beginning chapter book. It will be a nice transition series between easy readers and more complex chapter books.
July 7, 2016
This was a pretty cute chapter book, and a fast read, too. The story is about an island full of talking cows, and a calf who happens upon a creature that the populace of the island had long believed to be extinct or just a myth -- a "hu'man!" The boy says his name is Dakota, and he and Chuck Porter (the calf) decide to dress him up as a cow so that his true identity will not be discovered. The pair have many adventures as Dakota gets used to Bermooda, all while Chuck tries to come up with various methods that will get his new friend home. The illustrations were fun and cartoony, the story had some nice twists, and all in all, I think that kids will like it!
December 7, 2014
I liked that Chuck and Dakota became friends. I also liked when Chuck took his blanket and he made Dakota a cow and then he fooled everyone. If they saw a human they would try to kill him. So if the other cows saw Dakota then they would kill him. And there was a costume Wilhelm the cow found and Lenny the monkey wore it and everyone thought it was a human. I mostly liked the friendship
July 27, 2015
I thought this was a light, cute chapter book for students in maybe 1st-2nd grade. Lost in Bermooda was recommended at the Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Event which is why I picked it up. I'm not sure it's a must buy, but I did think it was a different read that would appeal to animal friends in particular.
January 3, 2016
16-17 GKC nominee. I'm sure my students will like this one more than me. Hu'mans are extinct (despite Dakota bring proof that they are) on this Cow Island. When Chuck finds Dakota, he brings the "sea-cow" home in cowmouflage to meet his family. Lots of bovine humor and puns in this one and the adventure is getting Dakota where he truly belongs. Not the ending I was expecting.
February 18, 2015
When a young cow named Chuck goes searching the beach for treasure, he finds something incredible washed ashore: a human boy! Can Chuck keep his new friend a secret from the residents of Cow Island long enough to help the boy find his way home? Reviewer 9.
March 23, 2014
Cute little book about a "hu'man" boy landing on an island inhabited solely by animals who learned how to read and talk from books washed up in a shipwreck hundreds of years ago. Of course there's a message on friendship. Would be interesting to see if it makes kids not want to eat meat.
June 5, 2014
I really enjoyed this beginning fiction title. The illustrations were just adorable and the characters were really sweet. One of the main characters, a cow, was named Chuck Porter. ;) Kids just getting into chapter books will really enjoy this tale.
April 21, 2014
Kind of silly but still cute enough to recommend for a first chapter book reader. Great illustrations help make this story.
April 20, 2014
Cute story for beginning chapter book readers.
August 31, 2016
The ending felt like book two will eventually follow. I don't know that the story is strong enough.
November 4, 2014
Adorable illustrations! Very cute story and great for beginning chapter readers!
March 28, 2015
fun and cute I liked it :)
October 17, 2014
Cheesy. I probably would have liked it when I was 10.
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