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What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter.  Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948.


The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside.—School Library Journal, starred review.

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Winner of A Caldecott Honor
A Fuse8 Top 100 Picture Book title

"The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside."—School Library Journal, starred review.

Blueberries For Sal Picture Puffin Books

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    A Paperback by Robert McCloskey

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      Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group
      Published 9/30/1976 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780140501698
      978-0140501698
      ISBN-10 014050169X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

      Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter.  Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

      With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948.


      The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside.—School Library Journal, starred review.

      Trade Review
      Winner of A Caldecott Honor
      A Fuse8 Top 100 Picture Book title

      "The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside."—School Library Journal, starred review.

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