Bears Are Best!

The scoop about how we sniff, sneak, snack, and snooze!

Author Joan Holub
Illustrated by Laurie Keller
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Hardcover
$18.99 US
10.38"W x 10.31"H x 0.44"D  
On sale Aug 15, 2023 | 48 Pages | 978-0-525-64533-7
| Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile AD530L | Fountas & Pinnell O
It's panda-monium in this rollicking nonfiction picture book about bears habits, habitats, and more. Perfect for the curious cub in your house!

Hello! I am Brown Bear, and in this book, you'll get to learn about ME--the only bear in the forest!

Hold on a minute. Polar Bear here, and I am the only bear in this book. Though I live in the Arctic, not a forest.

Hey now, Spectacled Bear here, and we are bearly-scratching the surface. There are tons of great bears to learn and laugh with in this fact-filled picture book!

New York Times bestselling author Joan Holub teams up with award-winning illustrator Laurie Keller for a paw-sitively hilarious nonfiction picture book about bear classification!
© Joan Holub
Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and the Goddess Girls series. Prior to publishing her first title in 1992, she was an associate art director at Scholastic. View titles by Joan Holub
“Informative and bear-y funny.” —Kirkus Reviews

"Reflecting the amusing tone of the characters’ banter while clearly showing the bears’ varied physical features, the digital art boosts the book’s appeal." —Booklist

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It's panda-monium in this rollicking nonfiction picture book about bears habits, habitats, and more. Perfect for the curious cub in your house!

Hello! I am Brown Bear, and in this book, you'll get to learn about ME--the only bear in the forest!

Hold on a minute. Polar Bear here, and I am the only bear in this book. Though I live in the Arctic, not a forest.

Hey now, Spectacled Bear here, and we are bearly-scratching the surface. There are tons of great bears to learn and laugh with in this fact-filled picture book!

New York Times bestselling author Joan Holub teams up with award-winning illustrator Laurie Keller for a paw-sitively hilarious nonfiction picture book about bear classification!

Author

© Joan Holub
Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and the Goddess Girls series. Prior to publishing her first title in 1992, she was an associate art director at Scholastic. View titles by Joan Holub

Praise

“Informative and bear-y funny.” —Kirkus Reviews

"Reflecting the amusing tone of the characters’ banter while clearly showing the bears’ varied physical features, the digital art boosts the book’s appeal." —Booklist

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