Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Roto and Roy to the Rescue! by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Don Tate - ADVISABLE

Roto and Roy to the Rescue!
by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by Don Tate
. PICTURE BOOK. Little, Brown and Company, 2023. $19. 9780316535045

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: MANY


Roy Thunder and his helicopter partner, Roto, are called into action to save the townspeople from flooding. A massive thunderstorm has caused flash flooding and citizens are in danger! Roto and Roy save a jack-knifed truck. They save a family trapped in a car. They help sandbag the rising river. Roto and Roy are heroes!

I liked the rhyme scheme. This would be a great read-aloud. I liked the large vocabulary of rescue vehicle parts. Teaching students words to name what they want to talk about is so important.

The town is depicted with a definite Southwestern setting. Characters with different skin tones are shown throughout the book, and Roy is African American.

Janae Smith, Teacher Librarian

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