The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Coughing Catfish

The Berenstain Bear Scouts #6

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Calling all catfish! The Bear Scouts can't believe it when Lizzy "catches" Old Jake. Jake is the Catfish King of Lake Grizzly. But Old Jake is not up to his old self. He's sick from the pollution in the lake.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile

99 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Stan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike Berenstain joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Really terrible. The language is so stilted it's painful.

[Mary T · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this with my first grader. There's a lot of technical science terms that are tricky for him to read, and the storyline wasn't as compelling as Big Paw.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a little unclear if the animals in this universe are people like bears are or if they're just animals, but this was a really nice take on environmentalism.

[Emily]

good gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood:):):):):):):)::)):))::):):)::):)::):))::):):)::):):):):)::)::):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)):):):):):):):):):):p):):):):P:):P)

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Berenstain Bears are always a hit and I discovered this (very old) book in a bunch of books that we are planning to give away. I'd never read it before, so I gave it a peek.

I thought Actual Factual Bear was hilarious and the catfish, Old Jake, reminds me of The Lorax. I see this book was adapted in the 1990s and incorporated into The Berenstain Bear Scouts series.

The ecological message is good, if a bit heavy handed and completely unrealistic in the solution for 'who pays for the clean up'? Still, it's an entertaining story and is sure to appeal to fans of this series.

[Mdordieskiyahoo.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Judah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like mystery's.this book is a very good book.

[Nicolas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always like the Berenstein Bears, but this was just off. The odd Deus ex Machina ending lost a star.

[Audry · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love Berenstain Bears!