Cool Buds: To the Rescue!

<p><strong>Caldecott Honor artist Barbara Lehman's latest addition to Harper's I Can Read <em>Comics</em> line familiarizes kids with the world of graphic novel storytelling and teaches visual literacy to emerging readers. Celebrating teamwork and friendship <em>To the Rescue! </em>is a Level Three book meaning it's a complex story for an independent reader.</strong></p><p>Here is a story about three best friends living in the arctic: Blue Puff and Sealy. When Puff rescues a stranded sailor Tip everyone wants Tip to be able to stay and be one of the Cool Buds--but where does Tip fit in? The Buds already all have their own little homes perfectly suited to each of them. Tip has a genius idea and soon they have formed their very own little town: population 4! </p>