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Brother and Sister Bear are sure they will be bored spending their vacation driving to see the famous sights of Bear Country, but before long they are caught up in the excitement of natural and man-made wonders.Tags
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I loved The Berenstain Bears as a child, and I'm thrilled that my children love them too. We've had Berenstain Bear books and movie/videos in our collection for years.... each of my 5 children have loved them, and has gone through a Berenstain Bears phase at some point..... my youngest, 7, is currently in this phase. These books are part of our bedtime reading every night.
This is one of Berenstain books that I feel is targeted towards alittle older children....8yr+.....there are topics on wars, graves and death, etc.
This is one of Berenstain books that I feel is targeted towards alittle older children....8yr+.....there are topics on wars, graves and death, etc.
This year's family vacation is not what Brother and Sister Bear had in mind. Mama and Papa Bear are eager to explore the wonders of Bear Country, but the cubs would rather be anywhere but the backseat of the family car! Brother and Sister Bear are disappointed to learn that their vacation will be a long, boring car trip rather than an amusement park, but Mama and Papa think they're ready to see Bear Country's parks and landmarks.
This book illustrates how sometimes people get homesick and want to return home for vacation. The bears travel to a couple different places on a family vacation. This would be a good book to read to someone going on vacation.
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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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- Original publication date
- 2006
- People/Characters
- Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Honey Bear; Grizzly Gramps Bear (show all 7); Grizzly Gran Bear
- Important places
- Bear Country; Honeymoon Falls, Bear Country; Beadle Creek, Bear Country; Great Grizzly Mountains, Bear Country; Mount Grizzmore, Bear Country
- Epigraph
- Never take cubs on long drives
is a pretty good tip.
But there may come a time
when it's all worth the trip. - First words
- It was just about vacation time for the Bear family.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Baby Honey Bear was asleep when they picked her up at Gramps and Gran's and headed home. "You know something, Papa," said Brother as they climbed the steps of the tree house. "We ought to take Honey on a car trip sometime -- when she's old enough to appreciate it, of course."
"Of course," said Papa. - Original language
- English
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