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The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears (The Berenstain Bears)
What happens when Sister Bear noticies that Mama's lap is shrinking? No, it's not that Mama is eating too much salmon and honey comb. Mama is going to have a baby! With a little help from Mama and Dr. Gert, Sister learns about the birds and the bees...and sonograms, too!
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
January 25th 2000
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published January 1st 2000)
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It only explained pregnancy, not conception. Sister bear is what, 6 or 7? I'm pretty sure that's an okay age to be discussing sex. Over all the book was disappointing. I also found it a little bit annoying how the book kept saying "Sister could accept that". Regardless of whether or not she could "accept" truths of life, it's the truth! A better way of saying it would have been "Sister understood that", but even then I didn't understand why the book kept on having to repeat Sister's reassurance....more
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This was an acceptable effort toward introducing young children to the concept of birth. On the other hand, I found it disappointing; it doesn't address "the birds and the bees" at all, though the title implies otherwise. It only deals with pregnancy and delivery, not conception.
The reason is obvious: teaching children of any age about conception is in many places incredibly taboo. I don't agree with that, personally, and think it's far preferable to introduce children to the scientific idea of...more
The reason is obvious: teaching children of any age about conception is in many places incredibly taboo. I don't agree with that, personally, and think it's far preferable to introduce children to the scientific idea of...more
I read the book apparently after this one was made that is about the baby. I think it was a great idea that Stan Berenstain made two books about babies. This one explains to the readers how a baby grows in a mother's womb and how it comes out. I think this book answers questions children have, and if the parents are having difficulty answering, try reading this book to them.
When a mama bear's lap
slowly disappears,
she has some special news
to tell her little dears.
Mama Bear is expecting a baby and Sister has a lot of questions. It doesn't go into a lot of detail but would be appropriate for younger children.
This book can be paired with New Baby and Baby Makes Five.
slowly disappears,
she has some special news
to tell her little dears.
Mama Bear is expecting a baby and Sister has a lot of questions. It doesn't go into a lot of detail but would be appropriate for younger children.
This book can be paired with New Baby and Baby Makes Five.
LOL-not to descriptive but ok for us especially with the baby coming it helps them understand enough- and not to much :)
A cute book for explaining pregnancy to toddlers without being scary.
Great book to use for children that are expecting new siblings.
We love all berenstain bear books!
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the characters and stories of the berenstain bears teaching children early learning concepts.
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Stan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.
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