Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Collages rendered in vibrant hues lead youngsters through a fanciful expedition. The colorful spreads and rhyming text will entertain children as they discover the variety of bears found around the world. Similar to the author's Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! (Chronicle, 2007), the rhymes include information about the animals ("Black bears doze in snowy winter sleep."). Two concluding spreads contain facts about bears and ursine habitats. ("Grizzly Bear Cubs grow up to be 9 feet tall and 1,000 pounds." "Black bears live in the mountains and woodlands of North America.") In the last one, the color-coded paw prints containing the facts correspond with the different continents on a map. Beginning readers might like to attempt this one on their own.-Melissa Smith, Green Valley Library, Henderson, NV (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
A single sentence describes each of eight bears, including polar, spectacled, and moon bears. Smoothly enhancing the main text, the last two spreads offer information about the cubs (e.g., size, development) and geographic location of each species. The simple rhyming text and appealing collage art make this an accessible and entertaining beginner book on the bruin. Copyright 2010 of The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
A survey of eight bear species, some familiar, others likely to be new to readers. "Bears! Bears! Bears! / I want to see a world of bears." The gently rhyming text introduces readers to a single fact about each of the bears, most having to do with habits or diet: "Giant pandas munch bamboo with a snap. / Spectacled bears cuddle up for a nap." Other highlighted species include polar, sun, grizzly, sloth, moon and black bears. As with many of his titles, Barner's brilliantly colored collages outshine the text. His furry, cuddly bears will have broad appeal. Backmatter includes a spread of baby-bear facts, one for each species, and a map showing the bears' global locations, with color-coded pawprints indicating range. Removed and unfolded, the dust jacket becomes a "Bears of the World" poster featuring an enlarged version of this map. With its relative paucity of facts, this is more of a bare introduction for the youngest learners than a book for established bear enthusiasts. (Informational picture book. 2-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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