Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear [Hardcover]

Steve Scott (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 1998 | Age Level: 2 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around.Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground.

Toddlers will want to join in with this familiar chant as Teddy Bear and child touch their toes, jump in the air, find their noses, and more! Bold, simple illustrations make it easy for toddlers to play along. Its perfect to share with a favorite furry friend.

 

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS?This brightly illustrated book follows a child and a teddy bear through the steps of the jump-rope rhyme, beginning with turning around and ending with "good-night." On the left side of each double-page spread, the youngster demonstrates the action of the verse, while on the facing page, the teddy bear follows suit. The artwork is done in bold, primary colors, and basic shapes are used to form the figures. The illustrations are large and active enough to retain the attention of the very youngest audience. This would make a wonderful interactive book for the two- to three-year-old storytime crowd, who will be eager to match their own motions to those of Teddy Bear.
Kathy M. Newby, Russiaville Branch Library, IN
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Ages 1^-3. This offering from the Growing Tree series is just right in focus and format for the youngest listeners. The familiar rhyme that begins, "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around," is illustrated by a young boy and his bear, who are made out of paper collage and set against pages of bright primary colors. Boy and bear (each takes one page of every spread) are large enough to fill the page and just the right size to keep young eyes focused. Parents will enjoy using this with lap sitters, and librarians, who know the rhyme as a staple of story hours, should like having it in a new format they can use with their littlest patrons. Ilene Cooper

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (June 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694011622
• ISBN-13: 978-0694011629
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #918,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, March 6, 2002

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Deborah Reynolds (Edison, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (Hardcover)

I was asked to review children's books for a class project and fell in love with Teddy Bear Teddy Bear. The simple ryhming and related actions beckoned me to join in. I bought this book for my own library and can not wait to share it with my niece.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Illustrations could be MUCH better!, November 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (Hardcover)

This book doesn't do justice to this old classic rhyme! Neither my 5 month old son nor I liked it! The illustrations are pretty bad! There's no contrast in the colors presented and the pictures are pretty dull & unrealistic overall!

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rhyme, Great Illustrations, April 25, 2007

By 

Gary W. Scott (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (Hardcover)

Steve Scott brings life to this classic rhyme with simple, colorful illustrations that young children can easily relate to. Mr. Scott's style may seem too simplistic to some, but shows a strong balance of shapes, colors, and ideas in presenting the concepts behind whatever is being presented in the text. This can be seen in "Splish, Splash" and in innumberable graphic design projects he has contributed to for other authors.