10 Reasons to Love... a Bear

This wonderful non-fiction book tells children all about bears through a list of 10 reasons as to why you should love them. Each page is charmingly illustrated and the facts are introduced through simple headings, with more information underneath. This is a great book for introducing children to the different varieties of bears in our world, whilst also telling them about the different habits of bears....did you know that if a bear is happy they hum? On some pages are some further activity ideas for you to 'show you love a bear' - activities such as watching bears scratch their backs on trees via videos on youtube, or encouraging the reader to share bear facts with their friends. This is a nice introduction to non-fiction texts and would engage readers from 5 up. In class, this book would link wonderfully to a topic about bears (obviously!) as well as talking about environments for different creatures or perhaps global warming. From this text, older children could write their own facts about an animal in the style of this book, or perhaps make a poster using the facts about bears they've learned. 24 pages / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Lizi Backhouse, teacher.

Suggested Reading Age 5+