Muriel Pepin

This is a very simple book for young class. It teaches a nice lesson on friendship and bravery. Both characters in this book are brave at different times and are in need of assistance at different times. The illustrations are very realistic.

Although the central message of this book is bravery and friendship this could be used for an older elementary class if they are learning a foreign language. This book was first printed in Italy. It would be a good learning tool for students to see the show more same book printed in two different languages. Students could compare and contrast the two copies. show less

Summary: Mother bear explained to little bear that bears hibernate throughout the winter no matter the size of the cave. But little bear listened to his mother and tried to go to sleep. When the others began to snore, little bear woke up and looked outside. He saw something that he heard of but never saw, something called snow. After a while he began to roll around and playing in the snow. Soon he realized that he was no where near his cave and cried for his mother. Then a small voice began show more to talk to him and assured him that he would help him find his cave, but they wanted to play before going home. After a while, little bear forgot about his mother and the cave. Mother Bear was awoken and found that her cub was gone, and she soon stumbled upon a Mother Wolf who was looking for her pup. Both soon calmed down and began to hid from the hunter but find their little ones. They both began to look for their young one. Soon Mother Wolf found their track. After a little tracking, they went to the den and saw the cubs and a little pup curled up with them. They were so relieved

Personal Belief: This is a heartwarming story about two friends who play with each other despite their species. The mothers work together to find their young and find them all together.

Extension: This is a book that could teach students how cooperation with other can be used to double your chances of find what is bing missed. This book could also be used to help students understand that friendship can involve people who are different. This book also has some interesting facts about bears in the back of the book. show less

I liked this book because it has such a good lesson behind it. The big idea and lesson of this book is all about bravery and friendship. It teaches students that bravery is very easy to come by when you are helping someone you care about. Two reasons I liked this book were the illustrations, and the little picture glossary in the back of the book. The reason I like the illustrations so much, is because they are so life like. The illustrations look like real photographs and drawings all at show more the same time. On one page there is a fox and a badger playing in grass with flowers and butterflies. The butterflies are so detailed and they look so real. The reason I like the glossary in the back of the book is because its such a great and helpful extra textual feature. The glossary is two separate pages with three foxes on one page and other facts about foxes on the other page. When showing the different fox’s, it has a picture of it and then describes it. The other page just has some facts such as, “The fox’s main enemies are wolves, birds of prey, and humans who hunt for their beautiful fur.” Overall this book had a great message and taught readers about foxes and badgers. show less

A bear cub who is lost encounters a wolf pup and together both of them teach their families the value of friendship.