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Book Title: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Author: Michael Rosen

●Summary

  A family was going on a bear hunt and they’re not afraid of any challenge. They encountered some hard situation on the way to bear hunting. They strode across long grass, a river, mud, a forest, a snowstorm and a cave. They finally found the bear after experienced these difficult positions. However, the bear was horrible that it followed the family, so they ran away to their home as soon as possible. They went back home and shut the door. Finally, the bear couldn’t get in and went back with upset.

●Analysis

Characters

(1)Protagonist: The family

(2)Antagonist: Nature

Setting

Backdrop setting 

Narrative Point of View 

First-person narrator

Plot

Dramatic plot  

Conflict

The protagonist against self and nature

Theme

"Human being should not look down on the Nature, we have to respect it."

Style

Sentence Length and Construction

Tone

Humor

●Reflection

  I like the use of written words and illustration in this book. From the first page to the last page, the illustrator draws every character’s facial expression carefully, and each page has connection. Also, he uses black and white and colored pictures. Black and white pictures are for the conversation between parents and children. Colored pictures are for every situation the family meets. The author uses the similar sentence pattern to let the reader remember the plot easily. Moreover, it uses much onomatopoeia to let the reader have the feeling of virtually being in the plot. The layout in this book is very special. The illustrator puts three pictures in one page to emphasize the action and increase the excitement. I love this book very much! I can’t stop reading it again and again. Besides, it’s a good book for children to learn some words of sound.