A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting - Hardcover

Robinson, Michelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681190265 ISBN 13: 9781681190266

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2016

Synopsis

Do you dream of seeing some real, live bears? Then this essential guide to bear spotting, filled with offbeat humor and quirky illustrations, is for you!

In this perfect read-aloud, sure to delight kids and parents alike, a young aspiring bear spotter ventures into bear country . . . But coming face-to-face with the furry creatures themselves, whether black or brown, can be dangerous, and our protagonist--accompanied by a trusty teddy bear--might need to use some unconventional means to stay out of trouble and avoid being (gulp!) eaten.

This laugh-out-loud, how-to guide--brilliantly brought to life by New York Times bestselling illustrator David Roberts' expressive art--is a must-read for fans of I Want My Hat Back and Secret Pizza Party.

Awards for There's a Lion in My Cornflakes
Winner, Best Picture Book - Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards
A Guardian Best New Children Book
The Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Week

About this title

About the Author

Michelle Robinson is the award-winning author of There's a Lion in My Cornflakes, How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth, Yak Yuk, and Bear Boar, among others. Previously, she worked for some of the world's biggest brands. Michelle lives in Frome, England, with her husband and two children.

www.michellerobinson.co.uk

David Roberts is the award-winning illustrator of numerous children's books, including three books by Andrea Beaty--the New York Times best-selling Rosie Revere, Engineer, as well as Iggy Peck, Architect and Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau--and Paul Fleischman's The Dunderheads, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

davidrobertsillustration.com.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—Robinson, author of How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth (Holt, 2014) and What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot (Dial, 2012), returns with another farcical how-to guide for young readers. This time, the narrator tells a young child on a nature walk about the differences between black and brown bears and what one should do if one actually sees a bear. Advice ranges from playing dead to backing away to using pepper spray. However, as in the author's previous books, some small snafu causes the advice to be ineffective and the situation to escalate. When the narrator is giving information or instructions, Roberts's illustrations are in black and brown on graph paper, faux sketchbook-style. When the child interacts with the narrator or bears, illustrations are in color on a solid white background. The style effectively separates the instruction from the action. VERDICT The layout and humor make this a good read-aloud choice for the older picture book crowd.—Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681190265
• ISBN 13: 9781681190266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Roberts David
• Number of pages: 32