
A Bear`s Year ( Ages 3 to 6)
By : Kathy Duval & Gerry Turley
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade ( Oct .,2015)
Another beautiful book to discuss changing seasons and animal behavior; With simple rhyming text and some cute bear figures, kids will love this book.
Mother bear goes to "sleep" with her newborn babies in the winter. Then comes out in the spring . Throughout the seasons baby bears live their life slowly growing up learning to live through the guidance of their mother, They search for food from berries to grubs and roots to fish and they play.As the seasons change and days become shorter they start building a new den getting ready for their winter sleep.
Softly shaded backgrounds in ice blue with white dots all over the place depicting winter and soft shades of green for summer with imposingly broad yet lovely bear characters, the book creates the essential warm and tender tone and mood for the story.Children will learn about bears,their life and animal hibernation surrounded by an air of love and protection!