Monday, June 22, 2009

The Giving Bear by Isabel Gaines

Genre: General fiction


Publishing Info: Scholastic INC, 38 pages


Summary: The Giving Bear is a Winnie the Pooh first reader and is a cute story. Piglet and Tigger are giving some things to Christopher Robin to give to people who are in need. They ask Winnie the Pooh if he has anything to give, but he can't think of anything to give. They all go in and help him look through his house. They find that Winnie has too many honeypots so he ends up giving way some of the honeypots. Winnie the Pooh says at the end that his heart swelled with joy knowing he could give something to help.

Personal Rating: ***Good This is a great story with a good message

Reading Level: 2.3

Interest Level: Pk-2

Integration: The teacher could read this book for social studies and discuss how Winnie the Pooh felt when he gave away his honeypots. They could talk about what the students might have at home to give away. Then maybe bring some things in for a clothing drive or food drive for homeless people in the community.
This book could be read with other Winnie the Pooh books and discuss how they are similar and different.

Potential problems: I don't see any problems with this book.

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