A hibernating bear awakens to find himself smack dab in the middle of a sprawling industrial complex! To make matters even worse, every one he meets keeps insisting that he's not even a bear — just a silly man who needs a shave and wears a fur coat. 46 illustrations.

Bear That Wasn't

Children's Books

Tashlin, Frank

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Dover Pubns

A hibernating bear awakens to find himself smack dab in the middle of a sprawling industrial complex! To make matters even worse, every one he meets keeps insisting that he's not even a bear — just a silly man who needs a shave and wears a fur coat. 46 illustrations.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 11/2/2007Pages: 64Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

The Bear That Wasn't (Dover Children's Classics)

Animals

Dover Publications

There once was a happy little possum, the happiest animal in the entire forest, who always wore a great big smile. This jolly creature was content simply to hang by his tail from a tree until he was discovered by a group of picnickers. Mistaking the possum's upside-down smile for a frown, the people resolve to rescue him ― and they turn the little possum's world topsy-turvy. Strikingly illustrated in black-and-white, this memorable satire of cultural intolerance was created by Frank Tashlin, the famed animator, film director, and author of The Bear That Wasn't. Readers of all ages will appreciate the book's message as well as its distinctive drawings.

The Possum That Didn't

Arts & Photography

The Bear That Wasn't

Literature & Fiction

Classics

Digireads.com

“Once upon a time, in fact it was Tuesday,” the Bear went into the woods to settle in for his long winter nap. But when he awoke what had happened? The trees were gone, the grass was gone, the flowers were gone, and in their place were buildings, cars, a fenced-off courtyard. The Bear had no idea that he was in the middle of a factory. “Get back to work!” a man yelled out of the blue. “I don’t work here,” said the Bear, “I’m a bear.” The man laughed and laughed. “Fine excuse for a man to keep from doing any work—saying he’s a bear.” And so it began and so it went, with the Bear protesting his bearness all the way from the Third Vice President to the First, and no one willing to believe that he wasn’t just a silly man in a fur coat who needed a shave. How the bear endured and how he finally prevailed are the subject of this delightful modern fairy tale—beautifully illustrated with the author’s inventive line drawings—about sticking up for yourself, no matter how many Foremen, General Managers, Vice Presidents, or even Company Presidents stand in your way.

The Bear That Wasn't (New York Review Books Children's Collection)

NYR Children's Collection

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The bear in this story wakes to discover that his forest is gone. A factory has been built on top of his cave and, worse yet, the foreman is demanding that he begin working on the assembly line. Frank Tashlins comical ink drawings add to the humor of this outrageous farce.

El oso que no lo era

Alfaguara

When the bear woke up in the early spring, discovered they had built a factory on its winter den.

El Oso Que No Lo Era

Politics & Social Sciences

Lectorum Pubns

EL OSO QUE NO LO ERA (Spanish Edition)

Santillana Educación, S.L.

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