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Are We Pears Yet? by Miranda Paul, Carin Berger

lattelibrarian's review against another edition

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4.0

Are We Pears Yet? is a fantastically punny book about two seeds waiting to become pears.  Illustrated as though they're on stage and acting out what's to come, Paul's and Berger's work makes for a hilarious way of learning more about pear growth cycles.  It's informative, funny, stylistically chic, and overall one of the best non-fiction books for children I've read this year.

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skysalla's review against another edition

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3.0

Super cute informative story about the growth of pears. Love the pear puns and the spin on “are we there yet”

I don’t really think the theatre aspect added anything to the overall story but I can appreciate it nonetheless.

afro8921's review against another edition

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4.0

So much of life is about waiting. We want to hurry things along to get to the 'good part". Are We Pears Yet does a great job of talking about the steps that each pear seed needs to go through before becoming pears. This would be a great addition to a nature unit, or a unit on soft skills (waiting your turn, manners, etc.)

readingthroughtheages's review against another edition

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4.0

Adding it to collection for NGSS - 2nd grade

rhodesee's review against another edition

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3.0

A cute and funny introduction to the plant life-cycle for very young readers.

afro75's review against another edition

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4.0

So much of life is about waiting. We want to hurry things along to get to the 'good part". Are We Pears Yet does a great job of talking about the steps that each pear seed needs to go through before becoming pears. This would be a great addition to a nature unit, or a unit on soft skills (waiting your turn, manners, etc.)

catlinjo's review against another edition

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1.0

meh.

annsantori's review against another edition

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1.0

Just . . . weird. The science is really mixed up and confusing (for adults, let alone children) so it's not a good choice for any kind of 'life cycle'/STEM storytime. Also, why is the 'male' pear the one who knows everything and the 'female' pear the dumb one? Just no.

wordnerd153's review against another edition

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3.0

Silly book about how seeds grow into trees. Good for younger elementary readers, although they miss some of the humor.

jmshirtz's review against another edition

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4.0

Two pears put on a production of two seeds waiting and growing (and wondering how much longer they have) until they're pears. The end was pretty hilarious, too. lol