Berenstain Bears: Bike Lesson [Library Binding]

Stan Berenstain (Author), Jan Berenstain (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

THE BIKE LESSON is a perfect story for beginning readers, who will delight in spotting the dangers of the road before Father Bear does. And beginning bicyclists will want to find out whether Small Bear will get a chance to ride his new bike! 'I can read it all by myself' is the Beginner Books motto, and behind it is an understanding of how important it is for children to take pride and pleasure in their early reading. Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use of humour, rhyme, and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go on reading.

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From the Inside Flap

Illus. in full color. Papa teaches Junior to ride a bicycle. --This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

About the Author

By Stan Berenstain, Illustrated by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Tandem Library (September 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785791906
• ISBN-13: 978-0785791904
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,839,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Rhyming Berenstain Bears book, September 12, 2007

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D Darkman (New York State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bike Lesson: Another Adventure Of The Berenstain Bears (Hardcover)

This is one of the earlier type of Berenstain Bears books, that rhymes in a very simple style perfect for new or early readers. The great theme is that the father, in teaching his son how to ride a bike, makes mistake after mistake, and after each disaster tells him, "this is something you should NOT do" while the son patiently and wisely watches and learns. Delightful; your young child is sure to love it. Sadly, later Berenstain rhyming books are flat and dull; then they stopped rhyming entirely. This book is lively, clever, and pure delight. (Kenneth Higbee has a useful "list" of rhyming Berenstain Bears books -- this is not on that list as of this writing.)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book takes you down memory lane!, April 12, 2006

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c2 (Dublin, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bike Lesson (Hardcover)

If you've ever read the Berenstain Bears as a child, then you'll recognize the pictures in this book! The newer books have the bears a little fatter and with more children. But in this book, they're pretty thin bears and there's only "Small Bear" who is now Brother Bear. When he gets a new red bike, his dad desperately tries to teach Small Bear the lessons of riding. True to the Berenstains, Papa gets into trouble and shows Small Bear all the things he's NOT supposed to do - like landing upside down in someone's chimney! I particularly appreciated this book since I recognize it from childhood - it was first published in 1964. It's a great lesson for little ones too on what not to do when you are riding a bike. But, it's also great for beginning readers - humorous to keep their attention but also, very easy to read. Highly recommend!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bike Lesson, March 9, 2006

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Michele E. Ashcraft "mom of three" (Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bike Lesson (Hardcover)

Great book for beginning readers. All 3 of my children loved this. My second grader read it for school. Easy reading and easy to follow.