We're Going on a Bear Hunt
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Now the very youngest readers can join in the fun with this Classic Board Book™ edition of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Full of delightful comedy and high drama, this tale of a brave family’s joyous romp through sweeping landscapes is sure to win new fans.
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More than 30 years old and in both paper and board book editions, We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a classic for children of all ages. Helen Oxenbury's beautiful watercolor illustrations alternate with black/white pencil drawings and contain lovely details; they are a perfect complement to the text. The text repeats and builds suspense as the adventurous family continues their quest to find and then avoid the bear. It's predictability makes it especially fun for young readers to hear again and again.
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Helen Oxenbury has charmed generations of children with her award-winning illustrations. She has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Kurt Maschler Award, and the Eric Carle Honor. Her numerous books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox. She lives in London with her husband, the author and artist John Burningham. (Bio via https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/22996/helen-oxenbury)
Michael Rosen is the best-selling and popular author of A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, Tiny Little Fly, Bananas in My Ears, and many other books and poetry collections for children. A former British Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen lives in London.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780689815812
- Publication Date
- October 1, 1997
- Publisher
- Little Simon
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1989
- Page Count
- 36
- Word Count
- 410
- Audience
- Board
- Reading Age
- 1 - 2 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 37702038
- Lexile® Level
- -280L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~A
- ATOS® Book Level
- 1.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 11194
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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