little bear ridge road review

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Celebrate the timeless warmth of a mother's love with the very first ever I Can Read book! 

Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday.

This classic from Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak was written in 1957 and remains as beloved today as it was then.

An ALA Notable Children's Book, this Level One I Can Read is full of warm and lovingly playful stories that are perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Trophy; An I Can Read Book edition (February 18, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 63 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064440044
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064440042
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 370L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.2 x 8.3 inches
Reviewer: Aaron Paul
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent and age appropriate
Review: Appropriate for my first grader. She does well reading it and is able to tell me about the story. The artwork is also appropriate.

Reviewer: Amanda Watkins
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A classic
Review: I purchased this for my children to see if they would enjoy this book as I did as a child. It’s easy for them to read and comprehend and it’s a story I’m able to pass down to them.

Reviewer: Stephanie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A most endearing book.
Review: My very busy 5-yr-old grandson sat through the whole book as I read to him. The illustrations are so engaging. I have loved this book for many years and am glad to pass it along to him.

Reviewer: Janet B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great children’s book
Review: This was one of my favorite books when I was a child. I read it to my kids too, and now am giving one to our grandchild. Every child should have this book.

Reviewer: Kay Fisher
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great stories for toddlers
Review: I had these books long ago for my children and loved them. This order of the LittyBesr books is for my grandchildren!

Reviewer: Tessie Manross
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Childhood Classic
Review: I remember reading these as child, and now my sister's kiddos can read it too!

Reviewer: Teka
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for teaching kids to read!
Review: This is my go-to book for teaching beginning readers. It's interesting and gently humorous, and the pictures are charming -- but a lot of books have those qualities. What makes this book (and the other Little Bear books) so great is that the words are almost all common words a reader is likely to encounter often, they're almost all easy words that can be sounded out, and there's a fair amount of repetition with slight variations. Because of this, the child's effort and success in reading one word are likely to pay off in reading that same word or a similar word later on the page or one the next page. The child quickly starts to feel familiar with some words, and consequently more and more confident and optimistic about being able to read. This is especially valuable if the child has fallen behind and is discouraged. I find that after reading one or a few of these books, children are able to progress to well-written books at level 2 such as Frog and Toad.This is not the case with all so-called "beginner" books. Some of them have charming pictures and only a few words per page but those words are too hard for most beginners to sound out and aren't particularly common words, so having learned that word is of limited use when the child tries to read the next word (which is also often neither easy nor extremely common). Such books are great for adults to read TO kids, and for kids to pretend to read once they've memorized the words, but aren't very helpful for teaching and reinforcing the building blocks of reading. The Little Bear books do just that in an enjoyable way. I'm so grateful for them!

Reviewer: ZachLake1989
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: <3
Review: One of my favorite childhood books

Reviewer: David Macdonald
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A favourite book of my children and now my grandchildren. Glad I was able to get this on Amazon to replace our old tattered version.

Reviewer: Nanda
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: História fofa e divertida. Minha filha amou! Lemos para praticar inglês.

Reviewer: dgs
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Hatte das Bich als Kind von unseren amerikanischen Freunden geschenkt bekommen. Es ist einfach toll und bereitet jetzt einem Kind erneut totalen Spaß.

Reviewer: Monica Thorp
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This book is a delight to read to very young children, and lovely for them to read themselves later on. The stories are warm and reassuring, whether showing Mother Bear's love for Little Bear, or Little Bear making friends, and even venturing into the world, then coming safely home.The illustrations by Maurice Sendak [Where the Wild things are] are a lovely blend of naturalism and fantasy.

Reviewer: bookdrunkard
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The book contains several short stories which are funny and cute and entertaining. It contains short sentences and repetitive sentences and words as well so makes it a good beginner level reading book for kids aged 5 or 6.