The bear was good friends with all his neighbors - until the day he found a woodcutter's wagon. For although he invited some of his friends to share in his rides downhill he made them do all the pushing back to the top. It was clever goat who finally showed the bear that the best way to enjoy his new possession was to share its ups and downs with his friends. And when the bear had learned his lesson they all played happily together.

Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . . It’s all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for story-time sharing.”--Booklist

This reassuring, easy-to-read bedtime story for toddlers sweetly introduces the eight species of bears around the world as a mother bear soothes her cub to sleep. Richly textured and realistic illustrations wrap readers in the warmth of this loving story. Additional facts at the end of the book for young naturalists to grow with make this the perfect book for parents and little cubs to share.

This is a book for elementary school grades 2 and 3 students. After Lazy Bear kills a rattlesnake that had terrified the pioneers, Lazy Bear is helped by a man who removes from his paw the rusty nail that had handicapped him.

Lazy Bear loves ice-cream. But when he falls asleep in his chair one snowy day, he gets a shock: his ice-cream cupboard is bare. He thinks his luck has turned when it starts to snow ice-cream, but the enormous snowball he makes goes out of control. And then he realizes it was all a dream

A bear explores a carton on a truck and gets carried away. By the time he has returned, the reader will be exposed to the concepts of "inside, outside, upside down." Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.

Written by elementary reading specialist Kevin Bolger, these short, wacky comics are designed to teach beginning readers the five short vowel sounds and will make anyone a fan of phonics. Zany, graphic illustrations from award-winning artist Ben Hodson and carefully controlled text make Gran on a Fan perfect for both beginners just learning to decode and for older or reluctant readers who need a refresher in foundational phonics rules. Readers who are fans of Gran on a Fan can also brush up on their long vowel sounds with the companion book, Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts