Little Bear's Friend (I Can Read! - Level 1 (Quality))

Minarik, Else Holmelund

ISBN 10: 0060786892 ISBN 13: 9780060786892

Publisher: HarperFestival, 2005

Synopsis

Read along with your favorite I Can Read Book characters!

I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readers encouraging children to learn--and love--to read. Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer a full spectrum of entertaining stories for every stage of a child's reading development.

Now the beloved characters and adventures from this popular line of books come to life with I Can Read Book and CDs. Each package includes a best-selling beginning-reader storybook and a lively audio recording featuring:

• Word-for-word narration
• Music and sound effects
• One version with turn-the-page signals
• One version of uninterrupted reading

In Little Bear's Friend, all of Little Bear's old friends are back--Owl, Cat, Duck, and Hen--and a new friend has come for the summer: a little girl named Emily. Emily has her doll, Lucy, with her, and she promptly introduces Lucy to Little Bear. The three get along wonderfully, and when summer ends, Emily finds the perfect parting gift for her friend.

Beginning readers who already know Little Bear will welcome him joyously, and youngsters who meet Little Bear and Emily here for the first time have a treat in store, for the story and the pictures are better than ever.

About this title

Book Description:

Little Bear makes a new friend! From the creator of Where the Wild Things Are.

About the Author:

Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina.

Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060786892
• ISBN 13: 9780060786892
• Binding: Audio CD
• Illustrator: Sendak Maurice