Written and Illustrated by Nick Bland
Scholastic Inc. New York, 2013
22 Pages
Picture book
I chose this book because my CT for practicum had it in her classroom. The cover of the book caught my eye because its very bright and stands out. In this story Bear meets Boris Buffalo in the slimy bog. Boris scared Bear when he popped up out of the bog next to where he was picking berries, so Bear had to prove that he was just as brave as Boris the Buffalo. Throughout the story Boris and Bear are competing to see who is the bravest. At the end of the story they look into a cave and get scared by a loud roar that ends up just being a little frog. I also noticed that the little frog had been watching the friends throughout the story. The friends then agree that they are equally brave.
The illustrations in this book are done with acrylics on paper. Each illustration takes up the whole page and the text is placed randomly on each page. Nick Bland uses a lot of different greens to bring the woods to life where Bear and Boris are exploring. He also uses a lot of bright colors for things such as flowers and the little frog at the end of the story.
In the class room I would use this book when talking about the word brave or when discussing vocabulary terms. It could also be used during a science or social studies lesson when talking about different places in the wilderness or when discussing different types of animals.
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