He Bear, She Bear
by Stan Berenstain (Author), Jan Berenstain
Berenstain Bears (Bright and Early — 1974)
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Two little bears, a brother and sister, speculate on all the things they could grow up to be.Tags
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A pair of brother and sister bears discus genders and list what they can do. The bears identify which gender they and their parents are. Then the pair travel through town and explain how the both can do what ever they want to do despite their genders. It is a lovely book to empower children to do what they love and remind them that their gender does not render them incapable of anything.
A great book for children that think gender can deter them from doing things they love. This story has a pair of bear siblings going through a list of things they can do because of their genders. However, in the end it is decided that the two bears can do whatever they would like despite their given gender roles.
The Berenstain bear children discover careers, in a non-sexist way that was revolutionary and exciting when the book came out. A couple of the careers are a little dated now (thirty years on).
The characters in this book look like the ones in the Berenstain Bears books. This book teaches children all about the different roles of males and females. This may be contorversial because many gender roles are different now. It is okay for the dad to stay home and take care of the children, but that is the job of the mother in this book.
He Bear and She bear learn that both of them can do whatever they want despite their genders. I would read this book to a class because it helps share the message that anyone can do anything. Because of the colorful illustrations and simple sentences in this book, it would be good reading material for 1st graders.
This book was about a boy bear and a girl bear that can not decide what they want to be when they grow up. The book lists many things you could be when you grow up. The book teaches children that they can be whatever they want to be whether they are a boy or a girl.
List of many occupations we can do, whether we are a 'he' or a 'she'.
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Stan Berenstain was born in 1923 in Philadelphia, the same year and place as his future wife, Jan. They met as students at the Philadelphia College of Art. World War II delayed their career plans: Stan joined the army as a medical assistant while Jan supported the war effort by working in an airplane factory. They married in 1946 and together show more began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping It's All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book about a family of bears, written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. Geisel's advice launched the Berenstains on life-career writing and illustrating the very successful Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. The Children's Choice Award was given to The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995. The Berenstains were also honored for their work in children's literature when they received the Ludington Award in 1989. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. Stan Berenstain passed away on November 26th, 2005, after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. He was 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Jan Berenstain was born Jan Grant on July 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She met Stan Berenstain on their first day of classes in 1941 at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. During World War II, Stan served as a medical illustrator in an Army hospital and Jan worked as a draftswoman in the Army Corps of Engineers and as an show more aircraft riveter. They married in 1946 and together began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. They also published artwork in magazines like Colliers and the Saturday Evening Post. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book, which was written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. His advice launched them on a life-career writing and illustrating the Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. She wrote more than 300 books during her lifetime. The couple received numerous awards including the Children's Choice Award for The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995 and the Ludington Award in 1989 for their work in children's literature. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. She died after a stroke on February 24, 2012 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- He Bear, She Bear
- Original title
- He Bear, She Bear
- Alternate titles
- The Berenstain Bears: He Bear She Bear
- Original publication date
- 1974
- People/Characters
- Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Officer Marguerite
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Dedication
- For Leo and Robin
- First words
- I see her. She sees me. We see that we are he and she.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)So many things to be and do, He Bear, She Bear, me . . . and you.
- Original language
- English
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 11