Bernadette to the Rescue
From the reviews
“Bernadette to the Rescue is the [third] adventure book of a popular series about a third grade eccentric, lovable girl detective with eco-learnings. Bernadette and her friends Annie, Keisha, and Megan decide to attend day camp together after finishing third grade, and although Bernadette fears she will miss her usual museum camp experiences, she finds challenge and meaning in investigating a mysterious disappearance of a local frog population. Using scientific method, Bernadette arrives at some surprising findings and enjoys good fellowship and growth in meeting new challenges along the way. Bernadette to the Rescue is a chapter book for readers ages 7-9, with appealing characters, quirky black and white drawings by Melanie Allard, and fast action with built in surprises. To instill a healthy sense of self and empowerment especially in young girls along with improving language and reading skills, there is nothing like this charming series. The characters radiate genuine concern for each other and the environment, and the political correctness factor is not annoyingly obsessive, just underlying.”
—The Midwest Book Review, June 2012
“With third grade coming to an end, Bernadette’s friends are all planning on going to Camp Lakeview for summer holidays. They want her to come along, but Bernadette is used to going to Museum Camp, and she is afraid she won’t like Camp Lakeview … Bernadette is in nature studies when Counsellor Jenny notices the frogs have disappeared from the camp…
With science, Bernadette finally solves the frog mystery. Bernadette learns that she can use science wherever she goes and that it can be good to try new things.
Bernadette to the Rescue is comprised of a series of episodic events woven together by Bernadette’s desire to use science to help nature. Her character is remarkable, yet her experience of frustration and her apprehension over trying new activities are relatable to younger audiences.
While Bernadette to the Rescue is the third title in the Bernadette series by Toronto’s Susan Glickman, the story works well as an independent read. There are references to events and people introduced in the first two books, Bernadette and the Lunch Bunch and Bernadette in the Doghouse, but all references are adequately explained so that newcomers to the series can easily follow along. As presented in the first two books, black and white illustrations accompany the text.”
—Recommended. 3/4 stars. CM Magazine
