Bear's Eggs [Hardcover]

Handprint Staff (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

The two woodland friends who delighted children in There's a Hole in My Bucket are back with an even bigger problem. Bear has hatched a nest of goslings, and he and Hedgehog must find a way to teach them to swim, find food, and fly! The Schuberts' lush and witty watercolors perfectly illustrate this tale of trial and error - and ultimate success.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-A story of parental love and nurturing in a nontraditional family. Bear discovers three abandoned eggs by a pond and, with the help of his friend Hedgehog, watches over and raises the young goslings that hatch from them. However, it is Hedgehog who advises him on the practical matters of feeding the geese, teaching them to swim, and, most importantly, to fly. It is also Hedgehog who understands Bear's sadness when the geese fly away, and he presents him with a new set of youngsters to shepherd along. The lyrical text is reassuring. The well-composed illustrations are warm and calming, yet detailed enough to include specific bugs, flowers, and other woodland creatures on each page. Bear's contentment, bewilderment, and joy are visible in every picture. Children will enjoy Bear's missteps as well as his successes. The Schuberts have created a book full of love that children and parents will turn to again and again.
Susan Marie Pitard, Weezie Library for Children, Nantucket Atheneum, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Bear impulsively scoops up a clutch of untended goose eggs, then discovers that he's let himself in for a challenging round of domestic responsibilities: keeping the eggs warm, teaching the hatched and imprinted goslings to swim, finding them food, and, toughest of all, getting them to use their wings. Ignoring an amused audience of mice, moles, and other small creatures, Bear lumbers through meadows strewn with delicately drawn flowers, his trio of tiny, fuzzy charges waddling attentively behind. Consider this cautionary parenting primer as a shorter alternative to Lynn Reiser's benchmark in the annals of interspecies nurturing, The Surprise Family (1994). John Peters

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Hand Print (June 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886910464
• ISBN-13: 978-1886910461
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,974,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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