World Famous Comics: Letters from the Campaign Trail: LaRue for Mayor
Letters from the Campaign Trail: LaRue for Mayor
By: Mark Teague Publisher: The Blue Sky Press Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: The Blue Sky Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: March 01, 2008 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Product Description: Ike finds his civil liberties at risk when Hugo Bugwort, the hard line mayoral candidate, promises to crack down on free-roaming, fun-loving dogs. As the anti-dog rhetoric escalates, Ike is compelled to join the political fray and run for mayor himself. Bugwort rethinks his pooch-policies when Ike selflessly helps rescue him after he collapses at a campaign rally. Told through letters to Mrs. LaRue and local newspaper accounts, Mark Teague delivers another excellent execution of split-screen visuals and uproarious escapades of the unforgettable Ike.
Tells of a dog determined to uphold the laws of Snort City Mark Teague's LARUE FOR MAYOR: LETTERS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL tells of a dog determined to uphold the laws of Snort City - and determined to gain the votes from Intelligent Voters. His efforts take the form of whimsical, fun letters and communications with his potential voters in this hilarious story of a dog's bid for public office.
LaRue for Mayor The bizarre behavior of the dogs in this book is no example for children in achieving their mission. I expected LaRue to be a model candidate which he was not. I would not recommend this book for children of any age although it was highly recommended in an article I read in a local newspaper. It isn't even humorous unless you think attacking dogs upsetting everything in their path is humorous. The graphics are colorful and well done, however, that's why I gave it two stars.
Misleading You have to look really hard to see that this book is in Spanish. We don't speak Spanish. I had to donate it to the Spanish teacher at my daughter's school. It would cost me the price of the book to return it. And you do not have the English version.
Book Review: LaRue for Mayor With election season in full tilt "LaRue for Mayor" comes along to join in the politicking.
The plot is this: Hugo Bugwort is running for mayor and he is a very anti-dog candidate. Ike sabotages Bugwort's campaign and eventually tries to start his own candidacy.
If you're reading a LaRue book (there have been two previous titles), you're gonna get two things: written correspondence and vocab. "Mayor" continues this trend. In the first page Mrs. LaRue is sent to the hospital, forcing her dog, Ike, to communicate with her through letters. The gaps in the story are filled in nicely with articles from the daily newspaper. I'm sure that inventive teachers have used LaRue books for teaching letter writing - they can now incorporate "Mayor" as well.
Some sample vocabulary? Perilous, scurrilous, doubtless - these are not your run of the mill words for a picture book. And that's just a sample from one page. You've got to hand it to Mark Teague for using this language in a context that will help kids understand it. That's learning y'all!
The artwork is spot on. Do I need to mention that this is Mr. Teague we're talking about? The man's already on Children's Lit Rushmore (well, my Children's Lit Rushmore - ask to see the plaster of paris model I'm working on in my garage), and really requires no further comment other than "It's the cat's pajamas".
The storyline is where I start to have some hesitations. The plot makes sense, but it's not quite as compelling as the previous "LaRue" installments. Ike filling in Mrs. LaRue about the state of Bugwort's campaign didn't have me turning the pages with the same level anticipation as in the past. This is, mind you, a minor quibble with an overall winner.
We Like Ike!! My 12 year old daughter and I have been waiting for the 3rd Ike LaRue book, so when she came home from school today and saw it waiting for her she lit up and was so excited!! She sat down and started reading right away, instead of turning on the the TV (Thank you Mark Teague!)..
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