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When Brother, Sister, and Papa compete in the Bear Olympics, who will be the best?"Hooray, hooray!" the bears all say. "The Bears' Olympics start today!"
At the Bears' Olympics, the greatest athletes in Bear Country gather to see who can dive the deepest, climb the highest, and swing the swingiest of them all. Sister Bear runs the fastest, and Brother Bear jumps the farthest, but Papa isn't the best at anything. Though he huffs and he puffs, he always comes last. As the events go on and show more the prizes are awarded, he tries harder and harder to run, jump, dive, and drive. Before the sun sets, will Papa find a sport in which he can be the best?
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I liked this book, The Berenstain Bears Ready, Get Set, Go! I liked this book because it gave a message to the readers that everyone is good at something and to never give up. I also liked how colorful and detailed the illustrations were. I also liked the language in this book because it teaches children verbs and adverbs. I liked how it repeated fast, faster, fastest or good, better, best for example.
I liked this book for several reasons. First, I love how colorful and detailed the illustrations were, I can tell pre-K or kindergarten students would enjoy looking at the pictures! I also like how the language in this book was very patterned. At one point the author states, "Papa runs fast, brother runs faster, but sister runs the fastest!" This teaches children the different forms of adverbs. The overall message of this story is that everyone is good at something, and you should not give up even if you cannot find something you succeed in right away.
This another book great for teaching vocabulary. It also helps children know how to use the words good, better, and best.
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Stan Berenstain was born in 1923 in Philadelphia, the same year and place as his future wife, Jan. They met as students at the Philadelphia College of Art. World War II delayed their career plans: Stan joined the army as a medical assistant while Jan supported the war effort by working in an airplane factory. They married in 1946 and together show more began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping It's All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book about a family of bears, written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. Geisel's advice launched the Berenstains on life-career writing and illustrating the very successful Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. The Children's Choice Award was given to The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995. The Berenstains were also honored for their work in children's literature when they received the Ludington Award in 1989. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. Stan Berenstain passed away on November 26th, 2005, after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. He was 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Jan Berenstain was born Jan Grant on July 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She met Stan Berenstain on their first day of classes in 1941 at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. During World War II, Stan served as a medical illustrator in an Army hospital and Jan worked as a draftswoman in the Army Corps of Engineers and as an show more aircraft riveter. They married in 1946 and together began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. They also published artwork in magazines like Colliers and the Saturday Evening Post. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book, which was written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. His advice launched them on a life-career writing and illustrating the Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. She wrote more than 300 books during her lifetime. The couple received numerous awards including the Children's Choice Award for The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995 and the Ludington Award in 1989 for their work in children's literature. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. She died after a stroke on February 24, 2012 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Berenstain Bears: Ready, Get Set, Go!
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- We all have something we do the best -- a little bit better than the rest.
- First words
- "Hooray! Hooray!" their friends all say. "The Bears' Olympics start today!"
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There is something Papa Bear does the best! He's a much better sleeper than the rest!
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