Big Bear Hug

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 09/01/2009
ISBN: 9781554534647
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.10h x 8.10w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2009
Quill & Quire 10/01/2009 pg. 50
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly 10/05/2009 pg. 46
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 131869 / Big Bear Hug
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5