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  • Published: 15 October 2017
  • ISBN: 9780425291795
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 28
  • RRP: $27.99

Shh! Bears Sleeping



A stunning board book introduces very young children to the yearly cyle of the lives of bears.

    Spring summer fall/All day long/Bears grow big/Bears grow strong
But in the fall/When leaves turn red/Bears know soon/It's time for bed
In their cave/Warm and deep/Winter is time for bears to sleep

David Martin's lilting read-aloud text combines with exquisite pictures to make a perfect board book, with subject matter about the natural world that will intrigue even the very youngest reader.

In the fall
When leaves turn red
Bears know soon
It’s time for bed
Comes winter
Comes snow
Bears are ready
Bears go
In their cave
Warm and deep
Winter is time
For bears to sleep
 
A lilting read-aloud text and stunning pictures combine to make an irresistibly appealing picture book that follows these fascinating animal friends through the cycle of the year. A page of facts about bears will answer young readers' questions as they begin to explore the wonders of the natural world.

  • Published: 15 October 2017
  • ISBN: 9780425291795
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 28
  • RRP: $27.99

Praise for Shh! Bears Sleeping

Praise for Shh! Bears Sleeping:

"Highly recommended for reading aloud." --Booklist

"Gorgeous oil paintings convey the changing cycles of the seasons as seen through the eyes of a black bear and her cubs. The spare text utilizes rhyme and conveys the passing of time." --School Library Journal

Praise for Shh! Bears Sleeping:

"Highly recommended for reading aloud." --Booklist

"Gorgeous oil paintings convey the changing cycles of the seasons as seen through the eyes of a black bear and her cubs. The spare text utilizes rhyme and conveys the passing of time." --School Library Journal