Reading these books about Scooby and the gang as an adult has me feeling really bad about our main cast of characters. Whenever anything remote unusual or puzzling happens, they all immediately think it involves a monster. Not just scared Scooby and Shaggy, but Daphne, Fred and even usually perceptive Velma.
All the years of monster hunting and case solving has put these poor people on such an edge they freak out about anything and everything. We are not having fun adventures with our heroes, but are actively watching them midst the cusp of a mental health breakdown. Somebody get these kids some therapy please.
Another cute, easy to read Scooby book. Again there were a couple of pictures that I had to check to see what they actually represented but overall the book was very well done. I think this book used more pictures than the last one which made it even better for beginner readers. Some of the pictures were a little weird though like the illustrator didn’t get them quite right. Overall though I enjoyed the book though and recommend it for beginner readers who love Scooby Doo.
While Scooby-Doo and his pals are on a camping trip, they discover that their food supply has gone missing, not the least of which are Scooby’s snacks. Scooby and the gang imagine a monster has taken their snacks. After Scooby does some sleuthing, he discovers the true culprit and the two become “snack friends”. This Scooby-Doo Picture Clue book contains text and picture clues, like rebus picture books of the past. Young and emerging readers might enjoy sharing this story with the help of an adult or older student reader. It would be a good choice for reading aloud with everyone chiming in at the picture clues.
I chose to read this book because I absolutely loved Scooby Doo movies and cartoons when I was a kid, but I never read any of the books. I thought this book was great because of the illustrations, that bit of mystery in a fiction book, but most importantly I liked that it replaced the hard words with pictures to help beginning readers. This book would be great for primary and beginning readers who are interested in looking at clues and want a book that has more to it, but with the rebus that make it more appropriate for their reading level. This is an awesome book and I hope there are more just like it in a series!
We love all things Scooby-Doo, so we get excited whenever we find a Scooby-Doo book we haven't read yet. This was a Christmas present for our girls and we read it right away.
It's a simple Scooby mystery, good for beginning readers, with pictures embedded in the narrative to aid in comprehension and reading. Our girls love anything with Scooby Doo.
The story wasn't bad for a Scooby Doo book but I honestly didn't care much for the style. I don't mind books that substitute pictures for words but this one was hard because it did it for the character names. I like Scooby Doo but not enough to remember which girl is Daphne and whether the other girl is Thelma or Velma. I really stumbled as I tried to read it and my kids weren't sure either. There are Flash cards in the back that tell you the character names but I didn't realize it until I had already stumbled through my first reading. It was pretty rough.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bo... Interest Level Grades PreK - 3 Reading Level Grade level Equivalent: 1.4 Lexile® Measure: Not Available DRA: 10 Guided Reading: F Type of Book: Begining Reader Book Genre Mystery and Suspense Series Media Tie-In Theme/Subject Cooperation and Teamwork Camping Action and Adventure Heroes Lost and Found
dude, seriously . . . at the end of the book, Scooby's all cuddled up with a bear. Gee, let's teach kids that bears in a forest are sweet and cuddly. Sheesh.