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We're Going on a Bear Hunt - by Michael Rosen (Hardcover)

We're Going on a Bear Hunt - by  Michael Rosen (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A typically wonderful Oxenbury family sets out with gusto on a bear hunt, and the old story comes to life. . . Paintings are simply marvelous. . . . Rosen's retelling is spare, with a driving rhythm, and some new sounds add sparkle to the traditional tale . . . Just plain fun from beginning to end . . ".--The Horn Book, starred review. School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honor Book; Horn Book Fanfare List.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Beloved for more than 30 years, this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury celebrates the joys of an afternoon outdoors with family.</b> <p/><i>We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one.</i> <p/>Will you come too? Join a father and his four young children as they cross a field of tall, wavy grass, wade through a deep, cold river, struggle through swampy mud, find their way through a big, dark forest, fight through a whirling snowstorm, and enter finally enter a narrow, gloomy cave. What will they find there? You'll have to read on to find out! <p/>For more than thirty years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this timeless story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can treasure this keepsake hardcover picture book.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Michael Rosen, an English poet, scriptwriter, broadcaster, and performer, has been writing for children since 1970. He lives in London with his wife and five children. <p/>Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including <i>We're Going on a Bear Hunt</i> by Michael Rosen and <i>The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig</i> by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.

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