SuitabookPranks and responsibility
Brother Bear joins friends in planning tricks for the substitute teacher, then they realise they may have made a mistake.
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Stan Berenstain - Author
Jan Berenstain - Author
A school comedy built around a substitute teacher, a looming test and a plan to play tricks. The boys’ assumptions about the new teacher are unsettled when they meet him.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA school comedy built around a substitute teacher, a looming test and a plan to play tricks. The boys’ assumptions about the new teacher are unsettled when they meet him.
Brother Bear joins friends in planning tricks for the substitute teacher, then they realise they may have made a mistake.
The planned jokes include fake spiders and putting a frog in the teacher’s desk. Consider whether these sorts of tricks would feel funny or uncomfortable to your child.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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