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1: A Satisfying Story
My kids, in 1st and 2nd grade, read and loved this book. I think it is particularly satisfying to children because often when kids say they are afraid of something, perhaps of poisonous snakes in the woods or ghosts in the closet, adults will tell them "there's no poisonous snakes in these woods", or "there's no such thing as a ghost". In this book, however, young Jonathan's fears were VINDICATED! He was right and there WERE bears on Hemlock Moutain!
My kids also loved Jonathan's absentminded visit to his aunt, as they also sometimes forget tasks they are supposed to do. And they loved his creative solution when he came face to face with the bears!
The illustrations are charming, simple two-color drawings, and the book is written with a tongue-in-cheek tone that I really enjoyed and the kids didn't notice.
My children also read "Courage of Sarah Noble" by the same author, and were able to compare and contrast the books - we used a venn diagram. Then they both voted this book their favorite of the two.
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2: The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
I think the big iron pot is cool. The bears are scary. The big black cat was cute. I would tell a friend to read this book because there are very interesting things like the beginning poem and ending poem.
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3: The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
I liked the spooky noises. I liked it when the bears came out. I liked Jonathan's stopping chant. I would tell a friend to read this book because it is exciting when the bears come. It is the most exciting when the bears are right by him.
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4: The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
I liked it when the animals were eating. I liked it when Jonathan's uncles came walking up. I also like dit when Jonathan was hiding. I would tell a friend to read this book because my friend might like bears and likes hiking mountains.
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5: The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
I liked the book because there were bears there. I liked it when Jonathan's father came and I liked the squirrels. I would tell a friend to read this book because it has animals in it. It has bears in it.
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