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The Bear Report Book Review

I found the most spectacular book today. You know how much I love writing and this book is perfect to teach students about how to generate ideas for writing!  Not only that, it is about a polar bear.  It’s just perfect for this time of year!

I know it’s not just me getting excited about new books – am I right? This newly released book is called The Bear Report.  It’s by Thyra Heder.

The Bear Report is about a little girl named Sophie who gets a homework assignment about facts about Polar Bears.

She is not happy. She is bored. She is a reluctant participant in this assignment. So, she does what many of our students do: she completes the assignment with bare minimum effort and no passion using information she THOUGHT she knew about Polar Bears. (One more reason when you do your know, wonder, learn to put: what you think you know.)  How many times have you seen that??? A million!

Here is where a polar bear suddenly arrives in her living room. ( From visualizing? Reading a book? Watching a Science show on tv?)

Through amazing artwork, readers are taken on an Arctic journey where Sophie thinks there is nothing in the Arctic but soon discovers there’s so much more than she thought.

Sophie even learns of a few dangers. 
Sophie learns a lot of first hand experiences. 

Soon it’s time to go home.

Even though her homework assignment was limited to 3 ideas/facts, Sophie’s new found excitement for learning turns into a passion project! Isn’t that the way all learning should be???

I just love this book in every way. It has a great story, fabulous illustrations and is perfect for your writing lessons and/or Arctic studies.

More winter resources:

Animal of the Week: January

 Passion Projects

 Penguin Perspectives

It’s a Penguin’s Life lap book

 Work on Writing – Winter

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    Comments

    1. Leslie - The Groovy Teacher says

      January 14, 2016 at 2:27 am

      That looks like an absolute gem of a book. I just ordered it! Thanks for sharing Shelley. Isn't it great when we discover amazing books?

      Reply
    2. Shelley says

      January 15, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      Leslie, it's a beauty – you and your students will LOVE it! I just love discovering new books. It gives me such a rush when I think of all the ways I can use it!

      Reply
    3. Becca Kotlyar says

      January 30, 2016 at 11:00 pm

      I love all of your winter ideas. Thanks for recommending this book, I can't wait to read it with my students!

      adventuresofbeccasclassroom.com

      Reply
      • Shelley says

        January 31, 2016 at 10:28 pm

        You're very welcome Becca. Thanks for visiting me. 🙂

        Reply

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