Big Bear Hug
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2006 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

Big Bear Hug

Written & illustrated by Nicholas Oldland

Part of the Life in the Wild series

A bear must choose between hugging and saving his forest from destruction.

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32 pages· 332 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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In a forest where a bear hugs every creature, even those he might eat, a human arrives with an axe. Faced with the threat of tree destruction, the bear must decide how to protect his home. Will he continue his loving embrace or take a stand against the human's actions? This tale explores the power of a hug and the bear's struggle to defend his forest, offering a humorous yet poignant environmental message.

From the publisher

A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who’s that he’s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree?Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn’t feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest.The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
332
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD450L
Themes & topics
Books about bearsBooks about the environmentBooks about treesBooks about science and natureBooks about ecology
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
131869
Publication
Published
September 1, 2009
First published
February 1, 2006
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781554534647

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