The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore) [Paperback]

Stan Berenstain (Author), Jan Berenstain (Author)

Book Description

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

When careless citizens pose a threat to Bear Country's environment, Brother and Sister Bear form the Earthsavers Club. Their spirited ecological efforts deliver a timely message about the urgent need to mend our polluting and wasteful ways.  

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When careless citizens pose a threat to Bear Country's environment, Brother and Sister Bear form the Earthsavers Club. Their spirited ecological efforts deliver a timely message about the urgent need to mend our polluting and wasteful ways.   --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.  They didn't know each other as children, but met later at school, at the Philadelphia College of Art.  They liked each other right away, and found out that the both enjoyed the same kinds of books, plays, music and art.  During World War II, Stan was a medical assistant in the Army, and Jan worked in an airplane factory.  When the war was over, they got married and began to work together as artists and writers, primarily drawing cartoons for popular magazines.  After having their two sons Leo and Michael, the Berenstains decided to write some funny children's books that their children and other children could read and enjoy.  Their first published children's book was called The Big Honey Hunt .  It was about a family of bears, who later became known as the "Berenstain Bears".  

Over 50 children's books later, Stan and Jan still plan all of their books together -- both write the stories, and both write the pictures.  They live outside of Philadelphia in the country.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (September 3, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679823514
• ISBN-13: 978-0679823513
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a review of a very boring book, December 12, 2005

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore) (Paperback)

I saw this book at our library. It came in along with many other Berenstain Bear books, all dolled up in new covers and I thought: `Yes! I bet my kids will love these.'

Boy, I was wrong. First, the text is exceedingly wordy. Second, the word choice is awkward so that this book not a good read-aloud. And third, the wordiness and awkwardness combined mean that the book is not one that is easy for younger children to enjoy.

In this regard, I don't know what 'First Time Books' is supposed to refer to, but it certainly isn't a reference to being a primer of any sort. Nearly half of some of the pages are words. Some of these words include: wanna, professor, cooperate, earthsavers. So you can see that the book is not for beginning readers.

As for the plot, it was well developed at first; but then it fails to deliver at the end. I mean, I applaud their bringing up the topic of pollution. But please, how positively medieval can you get to have Father Bear changing his mind about protecting the environment, not because of the destruction of the earth's beauty, or because the destruction will eliminate resources and species, or even because it might drive up the cost of goods at the store... BUT because he has a nightmare where angry trees chase him around. I think I'd rather have had Papa Bear stand up for what he believes, than to have him cower to dreams.

Our take: Too wordy. My two children who laugh readily didn't think it was funny, and I found it an awkward read-aloud. This won't be one I read at Church or their school.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Page Turner, November 6, 2001

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An 11-year old reader (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore) (Paperback)

This book shows kids of all ages how important it is to take care of the earth. Not only does it give examples of how pollution can affect our society, but it also explains what children can do to help. It gets them intrested in nature and the environment surrounding them. The authors cleverly added a special twist to the story, about right and wrong. When my three year old cousin comes over, she enjoys reading the Berenstain Bears. I've noticed that she favors this one and I highly suggeat that you at least check this book out at the library.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Berenstain Bears take on the environment, January 11, 2006

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M. F. Lucas (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore) (Paperback)

Perhaps not the very best of the B. Bears books, but still really good (more of the book is dedicated to actually dealing with environmentalism than to the typical B. B. family plot--Sister and Brother spot polluters in their community and give advice on how to take care of the earth). This is a practical, readable, enjoyable book on the environment. Stan and Jan Berenstain have covered practically every other subject, and do justice to this one. It's simple, but it will stick with kids (and yes, I think it reads aloud just fine). As usual, the illustrations are great--and kids will find the story of how Papa Bear comes around to helping the environment quite funny.