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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers Staple Bound – Picture Book, Aug. 12 1985

by Stan Berenstain (Author), Jan Berenstain (Author)

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This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about strangers and good decision-making!

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Sister has gotten into a bad habit of talking to strangers, and now it’s up to Papa, Mama, and Brother to show her the important rules of safety. Includes a list of Brother and Sister’s Rules for Cubs and over 50 bonus stickers!

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3 - 7 years
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First Time Books(R)
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32 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 2
Lexile measure

AD590L
Dimensions

20.32 x 0.36 x 20.32 cm
Publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date

Aug. 12 1985
ISBN-10

0394873343
ISBN-13

978-0394873343
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Kindergarten-Grade 2 The familiar Berenstain bear family may help to make a scary subject easier to bear. Brother discourages extrovert Sister from greeting every stranger she meets. Papa tells his children the rules for safe conduct among strangers. After Sister sees the headlines about missing cubs, she over-reacts, seeing every stranger as a threat. This is conveyed by a full-page spread: the top half shows reality, the bottom half shows Sister's scary version. Mama explains the concept of the bad apples in every barrel, literally. A funny looking apple is fine on the inside, but a perfect looking apple is bad on the inside. Finally, the attraction of a toy almost causes usually cautious Brother to go for a ride with a stranger. Sister isn't tattling when she tells her parents, she's just concerned for Brother's safety. The bears' rules are listed on the last page, including one about the privacy of a bear's body, a topic not discussed in the text. A good book to start awareness in young children. Elise Wendel, Orchard Road School, Skillman, N.J.
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When Papa Bear tells the cubs why they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all strangers as evil until Mama brings some common sense to the problem. "The Bears' rules for safe conduct among strangers are listed on the last pages, including a rule about the privacy of a bear's body. A good book to start awareness in young children."--"School Library Journal.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (Aug. 12 1985)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Staple Bound ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394873343
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394873343
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 81.6 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.32 x 0.36 x 20.32 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #15,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4 in Children's Books on Safety
- #88 in Children's Books on Bears
- #100 in Children's Books on Values

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Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 370 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 300 million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' love of reading has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever.
Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books--even a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000.
Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania.
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The Berenstain Bears celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2012.
Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 370 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 300 million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' love of reading has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever.
Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books--even a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000.
Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Berenstain Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania.
www.berenstainbears.com
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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 12, 2023

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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers : my granddaughter loves this book as it relates to her at her level.

Our daughter loves it

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 19, 2022

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Our daughter loves the Berenstain Bears and she's getting to the age when teaching her about strangers makes sense.

It's a bit of a long read, but most of the Berenstain Bears books are.

Louise Marcoux Phillips

Wonderful children's series!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 5, 2022

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This is an amazing series of books for kids, filled with adventures and positive life messages!

Good for talking about strangers

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 18, 2022

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I think this is still a relevant book. I like how it addresses the topic of strangers and my kids like the story and "get" the lesson.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 8, 2022

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A great book for children to watch out for strangers approaching you. It is not a long time reading, and it has lots of signals for children to learn and understand. I recommend this book to anyone who has children.

Good way to initiate the subject of strangers

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 14, 2020

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There was something odd about the way this book was written - the sentences just don't flow very nicely and it's the first time I've felt this way about a Berenstain Bears book. However, the message to kids is clear and is a great way to introduce the subject of "stranger danger" to your kiddos. I like to refer back to it in real-life conversations with my four-year-old.

Wordy and confusing

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 27, 2020

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This book tries to pull in way too many side stories and details. I found it wordy and confusing. First talking about the different interests of brother bear and sister bear, then saying talking to strangers is dangerous, showing headlines of missing bear, then talks about a side story of a goose being lured in by a fox and only feathers were left, to sister bear having nightmares, to sister bear being terrified to go outside, to talking about apples (some are bad), to an experience with a bear asking them to go in his car, to what they learned.

I can see what they were trying to achieve with the book, but it just felt messy and unorganized. If the flow between topics was smoother then perhaps it would have kept my kids attention. Maybe it would have been better to start off defining what a "stranger" was, instead of going into elaborate story lines and using terms young kids might not understand.

5 people found this helpful

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 23, 2021

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Good story.

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Pu55ycat1

good book about stranger danger

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 16, 2013

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I like the balanced view from this book about how and why to look out for stranger danger - it uses the analogy of bad & good apples in the barrel to emphasize how most people are harmless, but you can't tell just by looking & its important to be careful just in case. The only things I would say is that it does place a bit too much emphasis for my liking on reasons to be scared at the start - although it then goes on to explain why this isn't necessary, I was cautious that this might be the initial impression my daughter had that would then stay with her...I also did find this a bit old for my daughter (who has just turned 3 but has good language skills) & so had to translate quite a bit of the language to her level

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Mrs S. Gibbs

Learn About Strangers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 8, 2017

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It has some good ideas but I found it 'wandered' a bit when I first read it. It did start to feel as if some of the story was included just to make the book longer and it gave it a confused and muddled feel. Granddaughter was a bit bored by the end. Not as good as some of the other stories in this range.

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mw_london

A great book to introduce the idea to young children of ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 10, 2014

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A great book to introduce the idea to young children of the need to be cautious with unknown people. The language is age appropriate without being condescending, and the story is engaging. I'd recommend this book be on all bookshelves for little people to access!

christmas lady

kids age 5 +

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 28, 2019

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Its a long book for any child under 5 i think. I do like the examples and i will use it once my child it a little older

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Stranger danger

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 10, 2020

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Lovely book with an important message

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