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Mama Bear hopes to teach the cubs to think of others instead of only themselves by having them help an elderly neighbor clean out her attic.Tags
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Good pacing and plot development but a weak ending.
This book is about Brother and Sister and how they are forced to help out a neighbor instead of playing but in the end learn that helping others is important.
I liked this book because I grew up reading this series as a child and love to see that it continuously is getting read to children.
The ages/grade levels I would use this for are 3-8/preschool-3rd grade.
I liked this book because I grew up reading this series as a child and love to see that it continuously is getting read to children.
The ages/grade levels I would use this for are 3-8/preschool-3rd grade.
mama bear wants her bear cubs to be more respectful and helpful so she shows the cubs how they have to behave by helping an olderly bear to her house and gets the bears to help her in different ways. eventually the bear cubs learn that they should be helpful
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The cubs are fighting and competing, but Mama has a plan. She has them help out an elderly neighbor with cleaning the attic. The cubs find that there are actually exciting things up there, and that helping out is interesting- they even help her have a garage sale. She gives the cubs gifts from her attic, but more important the cubs learn a lesson about helping.
37 months - always a hit with O and this one has a nice lesson.
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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 Lend a Helping Hand
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Miz McGrizz
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- Some cubs are helpful. Some cubs are not. Show them the way and they may take a shot.
- First words
- Mama and Papa Bear were like most parents. They wanted the best for their cubs.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Miz McGrizz gave Sister the original Bearbie doll that she had when she was a cub, and she gave Brother the Babe Bruin rookie card!
"Wow!" said Sister.
"Double wow!" said Brother. - Original language
- English
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
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