Reading Champion: How Bear Lost His Tail: Independent Reading 11
Mick Gowar, Andy Catling
A fun retelling of this Native American legend. Bear is tricked by Otter into fishing with his beautiful, long tail - and it ends up getting frozen and snapping off! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows: Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+ Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+
Reviews
Why didn’t they smash the ice to get bear’s rail out?
Doctor June Mittens 28.01.2025
Star Reviewer
Ear could have just made the ice hole by bigger by tromping near the ice. He didn’t have to put his tail in because then he lost it.
Master Geronimo Moonbeam 17.08.2024
Star Reviewer
My favorite character in the story is otter because bear wants the fishes from otter and otter plays a trick on bear.
Dona Esmerelda Fascination 12.08.2024
This was really funny and I loved the pictures!
Count Dragon Fascination 31.07.2024
I liked the part when bear put his Tail in the hole and the otter told the bear to keep his tail in the hole until he sees a fish . Afterwards the otter went back home and the bear's tail was still in the hole for hours until he tried pulling it out but it was stuck so he tried pulling it out as hard as he could until it ripped.I would recommend this book to anyone who is 7 to 10 years old.
Prince Jiminy Legend 15.07.2024
It is about a otter tricks bear to catch fish with bears tail but the ice stuck so hard the bears tail came off.
Viscount Peanuts Sofa 13.07.2024
I liked it when Otter tricked Bear.
Count Dobbin Spinner 14.08.2023
I gave this book 5 because otters eat fish and we don’t.
General Jazzy Spaceship 06.09.2022
I found this book very funny! The funniest part was when Bear's tail snapped off in the ice. It made me giggle a lot! I would recommend this book to other children because it teaches them to be nice to others, or if they're not bad things might happen to them.
Viscount Gargoyle Submarine 03.09.2022
The otter tricked the bear
Sergeant Snoopy Supermarket 02.09.2022
The bear shouldn’t have been rude to the otter. If he was nice to the otter he wouldn’t have lost his tail
Doctor Slide Pawprint 25.08.2022
His tail got frozen I the ice
Baron Carnaby Teabag 23.08.2022
The poor bear it most have hurt to lose his tail like that.
Chief Viktor Paperclip 10.08.2022
Bear is mean and greedy, so otter plays a trick on her involving her lovely long tail… I really liked otter as she is clever. This is a good story.
Professor Ursula Pennyfarthing 06.08.2022
The illustrations were not very good.
Don Gator Quarantine 03.08.2022
Interesting story!!
Don Rapper Rollercoaster 30.07.2022
I loved when Bear got stuck
Duchess Iguana Postage-Stamp 25.07.2022
I like this book because rude bear lost his tail. I would recommend to read this book because it's a good story.
Countess Pansy Custard 02.01.2022
about mean bear with a wonderful tail that got tricked by an smart otter.
Baron Dragon Foxtail 12.09.2021
I liked this book. My favourite character was the otter because he was a trickster and he tricked the bear.
Constable Pug Teabag 28.08.2021
