Little Bear (I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading)

by Else Holmelund Minarik (Author) Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1^st Grade

Series: I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading

In 1957, Harper published its first "I Can Read" title, "Little Bear," written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers

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Review quotes

"A find, of proved success with the child who has first-grade reading skill. The story of Little Bear's imaginative play feels far removed from controlled vocabulary; Maurice Sendak's drawings give it special distinction."—"Virginia Haviland, Reader's Advisor for Children, Boston Public Library

Else Holmelund Minarik

Classification

Fiction

ISBN-13

9780064440042

Lexile Measure

370

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

HarperCollins

Publication date

February 20, 2003

Series

I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Bears
Mothers and sons

Little Bear (I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading)

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