Illus. in full color. A sympathetic story about Sister Bear, who conquers her fear of starting kindergarten.
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Jul 15, 2009
Dolly
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This is a great story to read to children who are getting ready to start school. It shows sister bear preparing for Kindergarten. She's a bit anxious and isn't sure that she will like it. But after an orientation visit to the school and the reassurances of her family and teacher, she learns that school is fun!
Apr 08, 2011
Hope
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This is a wonderful book for the first day of kindergarten for students. It teaches not to be afraid and that school is really fun. It will help kids with nervousness. Also, it would be a great ice breaker for them to talk about what they did over summer vacation because that is how the book opens up.
Nov 12, 2009
Philip
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This was one of my favorite Berenstain Bears books as a kid. It was fun to read it to Eleanor, although I think she likes "Too Much Birthday" more right now.
I've always thought that brother bear was lying at the end of the book.
I've always thought that brother bear was lying at the end of the book.
Nov 11, 2011
Olivia
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This is a good book to read in kindergarten during the 1st few weeks of school. The students can relate to the emotions that sister bear feels.
Students will learn about all the things that they will learn in my classroom.
Students will learn about all the things that they will learn in my classroom.
Oct 16, 2008
Megan
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Genre: Picture Book
Audience: K-4th
Topic: Going to School
Theme: Learning is fun
Curricular Uses: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
Reading Level: Late Transitional
Literary Elements: Dialogue, Repetition, Rhyme
Illustrations: Detailed illustrations support the text and help express the emotions of the characters. Helpful to readers because of the long texts on each page.
These books always send great messages to young readers. There is always a moral o More...
Audience: K-4th
Topic: Going to School
Theme: Learning is fun
Curricular Uses: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
Reading Level: Late Transitional
Literary Elements: Dialogue, Repetition, Rhyme
Illustrations: Detailed illustrations support the text and help express the emotions of the characters. Helpful to readers because of the long texts on each page.
These books always send great messages to young readers. There is always a moral o More...
Jan 27, 2010
Eastofoz
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Cute story about some of the anxieties that the little girl experiences starting Kindergarten for the first time.
Feb 01, 2012
Michelle
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I got this book for my kids at the library sale, and they really enjoyed it.
Aug 31, 2008
Connie
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Sister Bear is nervous about school when Brother mentions that he wishes summer vacation would just be over already. (That is *so* unrealistic.)
But her mother takes her to meet her new kindergarten teacher, and that goes all right. Then we get a quick review of Sister's first day of school, including the various things a child might do in kindergarten, and finally we see that she's excited about school.
This book would do well to calm a nervous child going off to school fo More...
But her mother takes her to meet her new kindergarten teacher, and that goes all right. Then we get a quick review of Sister's first day of school, including the various things a child might do in kindergarten, and finally we see that she's excited about school.
This book would do well to calm a nervous child going off to school fo More...
Oct 16, 2008
Jenna
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genre: picture book
audience: k - 4th
topic: going to school
theme: learning is fun!
curricular uses: read aloud, independent reading
reading level: late transitional
literary elements: dialogue, repetition, rhyme
illustrations: support the text, cute and creative, help express the emotions of the character, also helpful to the reader because there are many words to one page.
audience: k - 4th
topic: going to school
theme: learning is fun!
curricular uses: read aloud, independent reading
reading level: late transitional
literary elements: dialogue, repetition, rhyme
illustrations: support the text, cute and creative, help express the emotions of the character, also helpful to the reader because there are many words to one page.
Sep 11, 2011
Very
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I was obsessed with this series as a kid. I can still remember all of the illustrations perfectly. They are seared into my retina. The author should start a series for adults. "The Berenstain Bears Go into Massive Debt" or "The Berenstain Bears Become Addicted to Painkillers." I would read them.
Apr 15, 2011
S. Bell
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My other favourite, along with The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food :D
Dec 17, 2009
Suzanne
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My daughter loves this book! We read it almost every night. Maybe because she is gearing up for PreKindergarten next week. Regardless, you can always count on the Berenstain Bears to guide you through life.
Nov 15, 2008
Jessica Frank
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Berenstain's series of the Berenstain Bears Go to ... is well-done, easy to read to children, not too terribly preachy and the wonderful illustrations that appeal to children.
Apr 29, 2008
Sarah
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This was published just in time for my first day of kindergarten so it was very exciting to read about school in anticipation of my own first day.
Aug 19, 2007
Karen
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I loved reading the Berenstain Bears to my kids. The stories are great and the illustrations are fun.
Aug 21, 2008
Melissa
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Another one of my very favorite BB books, I have my original copy of this one as well.
