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Bears! Bears! Bears!
Everyone's favorite bears (and some you may have never met before) fish, munch, dive, cuddle, and climb their way through this playful romp. The simple rhyming text is enhanced with fun facts about new cubs (pandas are born no bigger than a stick of butter!) and bears around the world (the spectacled bear is the only species native to South America), while Bob Barner's richly textured paper collage illustrations bring the bears of the world to life. Budding ursinologists will bearly be able to contain themselvesthis book is sure to leave them roaring for more!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Bob Barner
70 books16 followersBob Barner has been drawing since he was three years old. He graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design, then moved to Boston where he was an art director at several advertising agencies and design studios. He was hired to help comic strip creator Al Capp draw Li'l Abner and studied with Milton Glaser at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He lives with his wife, Cathie, in San Francisco, California, where, in 2004, he was honored as a San Francisco Library Laureate.
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February 17, 2019
Everyone's favorite bears (and some you may have never met before) fish, munch, dive, cuddle, and climb their way through this playful romp.
October 25, 2010
Everyone's favorite bears (and some you may have never met before) fish, munch, dive, cuddle, & climb their way through this playful romp. The simple rhyming text is enhanced with fun facts about new cubs (pandas are born no bigger than a stick of butter!) & bears around the world (the spectacled bear is the only species native to South America), while Bob Barner's richly textured paper collage illustrations bring the bears of the world to life. Budding ursinologists will bearly be able to contain themselves. This book is sure to leave them roaring for more! (Goodreads summary)
Bears! Bears! Bears! by Bob Barner will be a crowd favorite to read aloud at story times with its rhythmic text. A variety of Bears do activities children do (fish, munch, dive, cuddle, & climb). The collage illustrations have toddler, preschooler & kindergartener appeal. One spread does refer to polar bears diving for icy seals (presumedly to eat them) so be aware of that. Simple facts about baby bears and a map showing the range of the bears pictured will delight and educate young Bear enthusiasts. For Toddlers, Preschoolers and kindergartens, and Bear themed Story Times.
Bears! Bears! Bears! by Bob Barner will be a crowd favorite to read aloud at story times with its rhythmic text. A variety of Bears do activities children do (fish, munch, dive, cuddle, & climb). The collage illustrations have toddler, preschooler & kindergartener appeal. One spread does refer to polar bears diving for icy seals (presumedly to eat them) so be aware of that. Simple facts about baby bears and a map showing the range of the bears pictured will delight and educate young Bear enthusiasts. For Toddlers, Preschoolers and kindergartens, and Bear themed Story Times.
January 10, 2012
In this deceptively simple book, we are introduced to eight different bears of the world. We discover where they live, what they eat, and much more.
What I thought: I loved it. The text is simple enough for preschoolers to comprehend. The illustrations are great. I love Barner's paper collage style. The bold colors are visually appealing. My favorite illustration is the sloth bears two-page spread. I met several different bears I didn't know. I especially like the spectacled bear. This would be a fun book to use for story time.
Story Time Themes: Bears, Babies
What I thought: I loved it. The text is simple enough for preschoolers to comprehend. The illustrations are great. I love Barner's paper collage style. The bold colors are visually appealing. My favorite illustration is the sloth bears two-page spread. I met several different bears I didn't know. I especially like the spectacled bear. This would be a fun book to use for story time.
Story Time Themes: Bears, Babies
June 8, 2010
There's something infinitely attractive about collage art. And something equally attractive about bears. Bears and kids - teddy bears, Winnie the Pooh...why this fascination? Anyway, this is a soothing little book which I think I can pass off at my toddler programs because of the repetition in the pages and the very active pictures of bears doing things - eating, sleeping, sniffing flowers, climbing trees...things that children do sometime in their lives.
September 1, 2010
This is a simple rhyming book with bright, beautiful collage work perfect for toddlers in storytime. The bears introduced vary by type and geographical region which the author provides information about in the back of the book.
October 27, 2010
I like Bob Barner books for preschoolers and kindergartners because they're really simple, fun nonfiction, and he includes a cool map or chart or other informational text feature at the end. In this book, there's a world map and color-coded paws to show where each type of bear lives.
February 24, 2016
Learn something new everyday
February 11, 2020
A wonderful non-fiction picture book about bears for little learners. Each bear has one fact that goes with it. There is also a world map in the back so you can see on which continents the bears reside.
2020 storytime theme: bears
Reviewed from a library copy.
2020 storytime theme: bears
Reviewed from a library copy.
November 3, 2017
Very simple but has great bear information at the end
October 15, 2019
Barner spices up what could be a dry list of bears with a catchy rhyming scheme.
January 11, 2020
Pretty cute, but very simple. Good for young animal lovers.
October 6, 2020
Cute little book.
April 7, 2021
I loved reading about and learning a little more about the different bears.
August 12, 2021
A good book about bears for young kids.
November 15, 2021
Toddlers and preschool
May 9, 2023
Storytime: Bears
March 19, 2015
About a Bear by Holly Surplice
Copyright date: 2011
Rationale for Twin Text Selection:
*Fits the simple, straight-forward format of the nonfiction book Bears! Bears! Bears! including the lively, colorful illustrations.
*Both are geared toward K- 2/3 and can be read aloud or read by some independently.
*The nonfiction book uses a series of verbs to tell what bears do, while the fiction book uses a series of adjectives to describe bears. I would use this to connect the two books to a writing activity using verbs and adjectives to describe their own bear or another animal. Both books are perfect mentor texts for primary age children.
Text Structure of nonfiction Bears! Bears! Bears!:
Compare/contrast different types of bears
Questions/answers to:
=What do bears do?
=Where do bears live?
=How do bears act?
=What are baby bears like?
Strategy Application with Connections:
Using a graphic organizer-like a large t-chart to make a list of:
Verbs from Bears! Bears! Bears!:
dive
lick
munch
cuddle
fish
hug
climb
doze
Adjectives from About a Bear:
happy
sad
bored
glad
puzzled
curious
hungry
silly
sleepy
Students can help the teacher make this list after or during the reading of each book. The t-chart can be posted to use in a descriptive writing activity. Older primary students can write the verbs and adjectives in their Writer's Notebook.
Another option is to start the t-chart before the reading, asking for verbs and adjectives they already know about bears....activating prior knowledge.
Teacher can use the fiction writer's pattern as a model:
A bear can be __________
A bear can be __________
A bear can be __________
And a bear can be ______
For their writing take out "bear" and insert a different animal.
As a challenge, have students rhyme the 2nd and 4th lines.
The nonfiction book pattern is:
Polar bears dive for an icy seal.
Sun bears lick up a sticky meal.
Older primary (3rd graders) may like this more challenging model....writing a couplet for another type of animal.
Copyright date: 2011
Rationale for Twin Text Selection:
*Fits the simple, straight-forward format of the nonfiction book Bears! Bears! Bears! including the lively, colorful illustrations.
*Both are geared toward K- 2/3 and can be read aloud or read by some independently.
*The nonfiction book uses a series of verbs to tell what bears do, while the fiction book uses a series of adjectives to describe bears. I would use this to connect the two books to a writing activity using verbs and adjectives to describe their own bear or another animal. Both books are perfect mentor texts for primary age children.
Text Structure of nonfiction Bears! Bears! Bears!:
Compare/contrast different types of bears
Questions/answers to:
=What do bears do?
=Where do bears live?
=How do bears act?
=What are baby bears like?
Strategy Application with Connections:
Using a graphic organizer-like a large t-chart to make a list of:
Verbs from Bears! Bears! Bears!:
dive
lick
munch
cuddle
fish
hug
climb
doze
Adjectives from About a Bear:
happy
sad
bored
glad
puzzled
curious
hungry
silly
sleepy
Students can help the teacher make this list after or during the reading of each book. The t-chart can be posted to use in a descriptive writing activity. Older primary students can write the verbs and adjectives in their Writer's Notebook.
Another option is to start the t-chart before the reading, asking for verbs and adjectives they already know about bears....activating prior knowledge.
Teacher can use the fiction writer's pattern as a model:
A bear can be __________
A bear can be __________
A bear can be __________
And a bear can be ______
For their writing take out "bear" and insert a different animal.
As a challenge, have students rhyme the 2nd and 4th lines.
The nonfiction book pattern is:
Polar bears dive for an icy seal.
Sun bears lick up a sticky meal.
Older primary (3rd graders) may like this more challenging model....writing a couplet for another type of animal.
April 12, 2014
Fiction text- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Bears! Bears! Bears! is all about different types of bears. It gives information about how bears look, their cubs, how they live, and where they live. I Want My Want My Hat Back is about a bear that is looking everywhere for his lost hat. Real bears will never run into the same situation that the bear in I Want My Hat Back did, but the area in which the bear lives, and some of the situations he runs into are realistic. The bears in both books also eat smaller creatures, although their reasoning behind each may be different.
Bears! Bears! Bears! is all about different types of bears. It gives information about how bears look, their cubs, how they live, and where they live. I Want My Want My Hat Back is about a bear that is looking everywhere for his lost hat. Real bears will never run into the same situation that the bear in I Want My Hat Back did, but the area in which the bear lives, and some of the situations he runs into are realistic. The bears in both books also eat smaller creatures, although their reasoning behind each may be different.
December 31, 2017
This is a sweet, rhyming book that features various species of bears with their mamas. The narrative is short and the collage illustrations are colorful.
I read this book on my iPad, so while the color was vivid, I think I missed out on some of the effects of the texture of the collage.
It's a good book and would be good for reading with preschoolers or Kindergarteners. I liked that the author explains at the end of the book where the various bears live in the world.
I read this book on my iPad, so while the color was vivid, I think I missed out on some of the effects of the texture of the collage.
It's a good book and would be good for reading with preschoolers or Kindergarteners. I liked that the author explains at the end of the book where the various bears live in the world.
July 16, 2010
Very cute. Could be good for storytime.
August 4, 2010
Rhythmic picture book for children.
September 7, 2010
Picture book introduction to bears. Great illustrations, simple bits of information Fun addition to bear storytimes.
October 25, 2010
Fantastic illustrations and toddler easy facts about different bears make this a good book for a bear themed storytime.
March 25, 2011
If it were just a little bigger it would be great for storytime.
January 5, 2012
Rhyming lines talk about all kinds of bears with bright colorful illustrations and minimal text a great read for toddler story time
September 17, 2013
Very cute - great for story time!
September 8, 2014
Nonfiction, picture book, 2010
This was an excellent early picture book about different kinds of bears. A great read for young students.
This was an excellent early picture book about different kinds of bears. A great read for young students.
November 15, 2016
It was okay...a little too confusing for a preschooler.... would be better for a kindergartner!
March 27, 2011
Pretty basic mostly for preK and K kids. Not first pick for BMJ
February 24, 2011
Not much of a "story" more of just snippets of information about bears.
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