Officer Buckle and Gloria
by: Peggy Rathmann

Officer Buckle and Gloria would be a great book for a safety week at school! The book uses a police officer and his German Shepard, Gloria to teach a school about safety. The book includes different safety tips and explains how important safety tips can be for students. The Shepard, Gloria is talented and can do a variety of tricks that will keep students engaged. The book also discusses all of the letters that are given to the officer after he visits which would provoke students to be more interested to write to their local fireman/policeman to thank him/her after a visit to school. The point that is driven home at the end of the book is about teamwork and how Gloria and Officer Buckle need each other in order to get the job done.