Rebecca Purcell

Hey Owl, Have You Seen My Bear? Rebecca Purcell

When Seagull loses a teddy bear, Owl steps in to help. Together they visit some other birds in their search for the lost comfort item. This short picture is perfect for the youngest readers. It features large type and easy words, paired with sweet and simple illustrations that will help beginning readers decode the story. Board book, Owl and Bird series, Emergent Reader, Story elements: setting, plot and character development: Owl and Bird, problem and solution, strong illustration support, ask and answer questions, repeated words and phrases, sight word vocabulary. Comprehension strategies: re-tell story, compare and contrast adventures of characters in a series, predict outcomes, identify sequence of events, and cause and effect relationships. Themes: friendship, places around my neighborhood, lost and found.