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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
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Blueberries for Sal

by Robert McCloskey

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This story tells of summer and picking berries. Sal and her mother pick berries to can for the winter season and Sal can't help but eat a few while she picks :) Sal and her mother notice a mama bear and her cub picking and Sal is intrigued. She becomes so interested that she begins to following the mama bear rather than her own mother. This entertaining, warm story is definitely worth a share! ( )
  Cfmichel | Apr 13, 2013 |
Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years. ( )
  wodenthewanderer | Apr 2, 2013 |
Mother/daughter pick blueberries on Blueberry Hill to can for winter and Mother Bear/little bear eat berries on Blueberry Hill to store fat for winter. Mothers and children get mixed up briefly. Classic book.
Ages: 2-5
Source: Pierce County Library, UP Branch
  karenburns | Mar 12, 2013 |
The story is of a little girl Sal and her mother as they go out into the country to pick blueberries for winter, and a bear and his mother as they go to eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. Set in a small town in Maine this picture book piece uses a single dark blue color and block printing for the illustrations.
  law2110 | Jan 19, 2013 |
This book is great for teaching students that 'curiosity killed the cat'. Wondering away and not being aware of where you are can lead you into trouble.
  Kayla_Christopherson | Dec 11, 2012 |
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One day, Little Sal went with her mother to Blueberry Hill to pick blueberries.
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Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk go the blueberries into the pail of a little girl named Sal who--try as she might--just can't seem to pick as fast as she eats. Robert McCloskey's classic is a magical tale of the irrepressible curiosity--not to mention appetite--of youth. Sal and her mother set off in search of blueberries for the winter at the same time as a mother bear and her cub. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wander off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers.

Blueberries for Sal--with its gentle animals, funny noises, and youthful spirit of adventure--is perfect for reading aloud. The endearing illustrations, rendered in dark, blueberry-stain blue, will leave you craving a fresh pail of your own. (Picture book)

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Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

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