Baby Bear Discovers the World (Wildlife Picture Books)($8.89Value)

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Real live bears are the main characters in this dynamic tale of adventure and discovery! In Baby Bear Discovers the World , photos by nationally known wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela pair with text by award-winning author Marion Dane Bauer for a lively story that will fascinate both children and adults. This Mom’s Choice Award winner for Most Outstanding Children’s Book creates a compelling blend between reality and imagination. Features: photographs of real animals - text that engages young readers - facts about bears to encourage an interest in the natural world Baby Bear Discovers the World is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of the Mom's Choice Awards. Parents and educators look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book/product has been honored by this distinguished award. --Mom's Choice Awards Follow Baby Bear's excursion into the big wide world as he tries to prove his independence, wandering closer and closer to places he doesn't belong.Using twin cubs and the assistance of a handler, Stan succeeded in getting all the photos for this book from the cubs' natural reactions to their surroundings. His ability to capture everything from their inquisitive faces to actually tumbling from a log is delightfully documented.Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than 50 books for young people. She has won numerous awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, a Jane Addams Peace Association Award for her novel Rain of Fire and an American Library Association Newbery Honor Award for another novel, On My Honor.Stan Tekiela is a naturalist, author and wildlife photographer. A columnist and radio personality, he also writes a syndicated column appearing in over 20 cities. Stan authors other nature books including field guides for birds, birds of prey, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, trees and wildflowers Real live bears . . . are the main characters in this dynamic tale of adventure and discovery! Photos by nationally known wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela pair with text by award-winning author Marion Dane Bauer to create a lively story that will fascinate both children and adults. Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than 100 books for young people. She has won numerous awards, including an American Library Association Newbery Honor Award for her novel On My Honor. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen different languages. Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. "Where's your mama, Baby Bear?" cried Woodchuck. "You're much too small to be out on your own." "My mama doesn't like to travel," said Baby Bear. "And I'm not small. I'm out to discover the whole wide world." Used Book in Good Condition