Fiction Readers: The Bears' Story by Baldwin B. Bear
9781433354915
The Bears’ Story by Baldwin B. Bear is a fractured fairytale based on a traditional tale about the true story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Papa Bear sets the record straight by explaining how Mama Bear’s porridge was always just right, and Goldilocks knew that. The Three Little Bears just stepped out to invite a friend over for breakfast, but all the porridge was gone when they returned! The story is narrated from Papa Bear’s perspective with illustrations and illustrative text.
The Bears’ Story by Baldwin B. Bear is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the layout and design of the story as well as the illustrative text (italics). Opportunities arise to foster critical thinking by understanding Papa Bear’s perspective.
Readers develop vocabulary such as verbs (ate) and adjectives (true). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (Bella’s), apostrophes within contractions (I’m), capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names (Goldilocks), question marks, and exclamation marks.
This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.
