Little Bear's Visit: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Minarik, Else Holmelund (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064440230 ISBN-13: 9780064440233 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1979 Annotation: 'Mrs. Minarik is at her superb best in depicting the charming childlikeness of Little Bear's delight in visiting his grandparents.' --H. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 61011451 |
Lexile Measure: 460 |
Series: I Can Read Books: Level 1 |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.25 lbs) 64 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 7326 Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Little Bear likes to visit Grandmother and Grandfather Bear. He likes Grandfather's hat and Grandmother's cooking. But most of all, he loves to listen to their stories |
Contributor Bio(s): Minarik, Else Holmelund: - Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina. Sendak, Maurice: -Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. |