The Tree That Bear Climbed (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781607185284)

The Tree That Bear Climbed is a creative twist on the classic, The House that Jack Built. Young listeners and early readers will love the rhythmic repetition as they learn about the many parts of a tree. Beginning with the roots that anchor the tree, this cumulative verse story climbs to a surprise ending. Why is bear so eager to climb the tree and what happens when he gets to the top? This fictional story with rhyming text includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 31-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. The Tree That Bear Climbed is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

Author: Marianne Berkes
ISBN-10: 1607185288
ISBN-13: 9781607185284
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2012
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.60w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515873 / Tree That Bear Climbed


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 6 - Recommended, Satisfactory