Thank You, Brother Bear

by Hans Baumann, Eric Carle (Illustrator)

Drawing on Russian, Scandinavian, and Northwest Native American folklore, a multicultural tale shows how a young boy's kindness to animals is repaid when they help him get medicine for his ailing sister. Reprint. SLJ.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Fiction, Friendship

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 1985

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not a book for audiences of Very Hungry Caterpillar... maybe the expectation thereof explains the semi-literate complaints re' the length. I thought it refreshingly concise & readable compared to much quest folklore.

I'm still wondering about the casual references to the big brothers' "game." I guess partridge, rabbit & squirrel are acceptable, but not the particular 'other brothers' of 'Chip?'

[Cyndie Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kid considers animals in nature his brothers and when his human sister is sick they use their special abilities to help him get the medicine she needs. If it's not a folk tale, it sure reads like one, and of course it has Eric Carle's beautiful illustration.

[Shane]

Circular narrative!

[Mallori Allphin]

This tale tells about the Native American culture. This does a great job of giving young readers a small background knowledge of the life of a Native America. When chip, a young boy, must travel to find the medicine that will cure his sister’s sickness, he then realizes how much he really cares for her. This shows the unity of family and the care and compassion shown towards your loved ones. This book could be used in several ways in the classroom. A teacher could utilize this book when teaching about different ethnicities and cultures or even have them write a short piece home telling their family why they care so much for them. This could be used for mother’s or father’s day for an art project to be take home and given to the parents as a gift. This book has several great lessons for young students. The overall message of the book is wonderful and it will be added to my classroom library.

[Lucero Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heartwarming book in which a boy's act of kindness is repaid when the animals help him attain medicine for his sick sister. This book is excellent for promoting a sense of humility and togetherness. In the classroom, children should be kind to one another and help each other out. This book portrays those actions and will help the students visualize and think about what they need to do in the classroom to have the kind of relationship that the animal and the boy have in the story.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 160304 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-telling of folktales showing that kindness can reap its own rewards. Loved this book showing that even the animal world rewards kindness.

[Kristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

this is not the type of book for me. I'm sorry. a book for kids she have a little less words per page but maybe my kids are to young.

[Jason]

That was a fantastic, myth-inspired story.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. It was okay I guess.