We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Michael Rosen

ISBN 10: 0689504764 / ISBN 13: 9780689504761

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1989

1989. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780689504761

Synopsis:

Have you ever gone on a bear hunt? Come along on this one with a brave young family -- four children (including the baby) and their father. They're not scared. With them you will cross a field of tall, wavy grass (Swishy swashy!), wade through a deep, cold river (Splash splosh!), struggle through swampy mud (Squelch squerch!), find your way through a big, dark forest (Stumble trip!), fight through a whirling snowstorm (Hoooo woooo!), and enter a narrow, gloomy cave. WHAT'S THAT? You'll soon learn just what to do to escape from a big, furry bear!
With tremendous pace, humor, and verve, Michael Rosen has retold a favorite tractional story. The pictures by Helen Oxenbury, one of the most widely loved contemporary artists, are full of masterly characterizations, delightful comedy, and high drama, set in lovely sweeping landscapes. This is a book not to be missed, one to be chanted aloud and acted out, to be enjoyed over and over again. It is a picture book on the grand scale.

About the Author: Michael Rosen, an English poet, scriptwriter, broadcaster, and performer, has been writing for children since 1970. He lives in London with his wife and five children.

Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Oxenbury, Helen
Condition: New