Hop, Waddle, Swim! (Fast Start Readers, Level 1) [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Goldencraft (March 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307695786
• ISBN-13: 978-0307695789
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,726,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962 and are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Berenstain Bears during 2012! Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005, Jan and Mike continue to create the delightful Bear adventures from Jan's Pennsylvania home, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Animals and how they move, September 6, 2009

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KSL "emma-and-me" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hop, Waddle, Swim! (Fast Start Readers, Level 1) (Hardcover)

This cute book is about many different kinds of animals and insects and how they move. It's written by Michael Berenstain who is the son of Stan & Jan Berenstain who created and illustrated Berenstain Bears. Like his parents his illustration is very similar. The text rhymes and the animals are just plain cute.

My only problem with this book is that it says it for level 1 ages 4 and up, also there is no chart or explanation of how they divided the levels. This book has words that are not your standard level 1. To me level 1 should be words that your child can sound out. This is for children who know the English words like silent e and other rules. I think this would be a good book for those who are in the middle of 1st grade - really advanced readers.

We found this book at our local library and although there were some tricky sounding words my daughter enjoyed reading it and loved the illustrations.