We're Going on a Bear Hunt Contributor(s): Rosen, Michael (Author), Oxenbury, Helen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689504764 ISBN-13: 9780689504761 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1989 Annotation: "A typically wonderful Oxenbury family sets out with gusto on a bear hunt, and the old story comes to life. . . Paintings are simply marvelous. . . . Rosen's retelling is spare, with a driving rhythm, and some new sounds add sparkle to the traditional tale . . . Just plain fun from beginning to end . . ".--The Horn Book, starred review. School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honor Book; Horn Book Fanfare List. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 88013338 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 280(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11.46" W x 10.42" L (1.23 lbs) 32 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/30/1989 School Library Journal 08/01/1989 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 11194 Reading Level: 1.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Beloved for more than 30 years, this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury celebrates the joys of an afternoon outdoors with family. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? Join a father and his four young children as they cross a field of tall, wavy grass, wade through a deep, cold river, struggle through swampy mud, find their way through a big, dark forest, fight through a whirling snowstorm, and enter finally enter a narrow, gloomy cave. What will they find there? You'll have to read on to find out For more than thirty years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this timeless story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can treasure this keepsake hardcover picture book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rosen, Michael: - Michael Rosen, an English poet, scriptwriter, broadcaster, and performer, has been writing for children since 1970. He lives in London with his wife and five children.Oxenbury, Helen: - Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London. |
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