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Big Bear Hug

Series: life in the wild

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A huge bear is wandering through the forest – but wait a minute! Who’s that he’s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree?#Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight – even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn’t feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest.#The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug.

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A huge bear is wandering through the forest – but wait a minute! Who’s that he’s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree?#Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight – even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn’t feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest.#The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug.

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Hardcover, eBook, Paperback, Board Book

Educational resources

Curriculum

EcosystemHabitats

Reading Levels

    lexile level
  • 450L

  • guided reading
  • I

  • guided reading grade level
  • 1/2

  • lexile code
  • Adult Directed

  • accelerated reader interest lvl
  • LG

  • accelerated reader reading level
  • 2.5

AWARDS & REVIEWS

Reviews

"This debut is a treat for the tree hugger in all of us."

Kirkus Reviews, 01/08/2009

"... an attractive and appealing book."

Quill & Quire, 01/10/2009

"... the book's quick humor makes it easy to embrace."

School Library Journal, 01/10/2009

"Oldland's rustic-styled digital artwork looks like a hip flannel pajama print ... and his pictures play sly comic foil to the earnest text."

Publishers Weekly, 01/10/2009

Awards

  • 2011 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended

  • 2010 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner

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