| Little Bear's Friend Contributor(s): Minarik, Else Holmelund (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064440516 ISBN-13: 9780064440516 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1984 Annotation: Little Bear meets Emily, a human girl, and her doll. 'Once again Little Bear proves himself to be as wistful and tender a little creature as exists in the child's library.' -- K. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 60006370 |
| Lexile Measure: 470 |
| Series: I Can Read! - Level 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.25 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7325 Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NEW FRIENDS One summer Little Bear makes friends with a girl named Emily. But when summer ends, Emily must leave. Little Bear is very sad--until he finds a way to stay close to his new friend even when she is far away |
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. |