The Berenstain Bears' Piggy Bank Blessings: Level 1

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain

Overview

Young readers will begin sounding out words and reading simple sentences in this Level One I Can Read addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn the importance of saving money.

The Berenstain Bears' Piggy Bank Blessings—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:

• Early readers ages 4-8
• Teaching new readers how to sound out words and use context clues
• Sparking meaningful conversations about the importance of saving money and understanding we can’t have everything that we want

The Berenstain Bears' Piggy Bank Blessings is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that:

• Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family
• Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of books
• Is part of one of the bestselling children’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
• Is a welcome addition to the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series with over 13 million copies sold since 2008

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310725053
Publisher:	Zonderkidz
Publication date:	04/02/2013
Series:	I Can Read! / Berenstain Bears / Living Lights: A Faith Story
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,041,437
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	500L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bears books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country.

Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bears books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country.

Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bears books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country.

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Berenstain Bears' Piggy Bank Blessings

I Can Read! / Berenstain Bears / Living Lights

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By Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain Mike Berenstain

ZONDERVAN

Copyright © 2012 Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain and Mike Berenstain
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-310-72505-3

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Chapter One

Brother and Sister Bear liked shopping with Mama. One day, Brother saw a toy he wanted. Brother said, "May I have that toy plane?" Mama said, "Yes."

Sister saw a teddy bear. Sister said, "May I have that teddy?" Mama said, "Yes."

But Mama did not say yes all the time.

"I want that truck too," Brother said. Mama said, "No, not today." "Why not?" asked Brother. "You cannot have all the things you want," said Mama. "Why?" asked Sister. Then Mama had an idea.

Mama bought a bank. She said, "I will teach you about money."

The new bank looked like a small pig. It had a slot for money. "The Bible says we should all set aside some money. This will help you save," Mama said.

(Continues...)

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