Miss Bettina's House

	Level: Primary \| General Series Title: Sand Pebbles Pleasure Series (SPPS) Subject: Children's Literature ISBN: 978 976 638 069 4 Pages: 56 Age Group: 8 – 10 years Published: 2004
The series will target two age levels: 8-10 and 10-12 years. It is aimed firstly, at developing and sustaining the reading habit by providing children with relevant, contextually familiar, quality publications which will excite their interest, stimulate their imaginations, broaden their experiences and increase their awareness of their own culture as well as the other cultures of the Caribbean region. All the stories have interesting and thought-provoking plots, some of which relate to topics, skills and concerns in the curriculum. The series will also aid composition and vocabulary development by providing good models of storytelling. Miss Bettina's House Miss Bettina?s animals have been abandoned. Left alone, they have her house on her little farm, but no one to take care of them. Dog makes a clever plan: Ernest, a homeless boy, must agree to live in their house and look after them. But Curry Dan, the village rascal, sees his big chance to capture Miss Bettina?s house, all for himself. First, though, he must get rid of these troublesome animals. Then comes the animals hilarious scheme to frighten Curry Dan away from Miss Bettina's house. Will the plan succeed?
Author(s) Hazel D. Campbell has written and edited stories for children and has produced children’s programmes for radio and television. She teaches story -writing for children at the UWI. She is the recipient of the 1997 Vic Reid Award for Children’s Literature. She is also the series editor for Carlong’s Sand Pebbles Pleasure Series for children.

View Teacher Notes Feedback Anonymous December 12, 2008 I like this book because it is funny. I like Dog the best of the animals because he is smart. I didn\\\'t like Curry Dan when he tried to poison the meat to kill Dog. On page 13 the picture shows some children teasing Ernest because he is an albino. I think the children are mean. I am glad Miss Bettina came back. Shannon age 9 years Submit feedback on this book All Sand Pebbles Pleasure Series (SPPS) books