Two Greedy Bears

by Mirra Ginsburg

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A clever fox teaches two bears a lesson about greed.

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I liked this book because it addresses an issue that is popular among younger students. The book shows what happens when someone is greedy and selfish. The author does a great job portraying this with the two main characters being bears that would just like an equal amount of cheese. However, when a fox comes along and tries to “help” ends up eating all the cheese leaving just two crumbs. The main message of this book shows children that being greedy will end negatively because not everyone can always get what they want. Therefore, this would be a great book to read in the younger grades in order to teach this important skill.
This book was about two bears who are very greedy. They often argue that the other gets more water, more food, etc. The bears end up with very little because they were too concerned the other bear was getting more. The main message was to appreciate what you have and don't worry about what others have. I enjoyed it because it had a good moral and the pictures were fun. I recommend this for 2nd or 3rd graders because they will enjoy it and be able to dig deep enough to discover the moral of the story.

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Mirra Ginsburg was born in Bobruisk, Byelorussia in 1909. As a child, she learned to love books. Folk tales were her favorite type of story, especially those from her native country. She wanted to share the richness, wit, and beauty of the tales with American children and did with her translation work. She died on December 26, 2000. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less

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Aruego, Jose (Illustrator)
Dewey, Ariane (Illustrator)

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Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
398.2Social sciencesCustoms, etiquette & folkloreFolkloreFolk literature
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PZ8.1 .G455 .TLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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