Picture Book #2--Officer Buckle and Gloria

Title:  Officer Buckle and Gloria

Author:  Peggy Rathman

Illustrator:  N/A

Grade Level Equivalent:  2.5
Lexile Measure:  510L

Genre:  Children's Fiction

Subgenre:  Comedy

Theme:  Cooperation, Teamwork, Safety

Primary and Secondary Characters:  Gloria and Officer Buckle

Awards:  Caldecott Medal--won 1996

Show Me Readers Award--nominated 1997

Washington Children's Choice Picture Book--nom. 1998

Bluegrass Award--won 1997

Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)--won 1997

Great Lakes Great Books Award--won 1998

Florida Reading Association Children's Book Award--won 1996

Date of Publication:  1995

Publisher:  Penguin Group (USA)
ISBN:  0399226168

Officer Buckle and Gloria is another great book that kids will love.  It tells the story of a haphazard police officer named Officer Buckle who teaches safety lessons to elementary students with help of his precocious dog, Gloria.  It would be a great book to read to students during a safety lesson as it contains lots of safety tips for youngsters.