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Can you help Pierre find the shy swamp bear? She's sure to be somewhere close by!

While engaging in a lively conversation with his patient grandfather, Pierre searches for the secret spaces, hidden nests, and hiding places that might shelter North America's legendary black bear. But that's not an easy task in this swamp, where blossoms and trees, shown in magnificent cut-paper illustrations, create perfect camouflage.

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Kathi Appelt

Kathi Appelt

1954 -
American
Kathi Appelt is a Texas native who has written a wide variety of children's books, including Bat Jamboree, I See the Moon, The Best Kind of Gif... See more
Megan Halsey

Megan Halsey

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Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

Where, Where Is Swamp Bear?
Appelt (Bubbles, Bubbles, 2001, etc.) offers a consciousness-raiser about an endangered animal in a catchy, rhymed dialogue...

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