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June 8, 2008 by Travis Jonker

Audio Clip: A Visitor for Bear on NPR

June 8, 2008 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

“A Visitor for Bear” by Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton has been getting a lot of much-deserved attention lately. The story gets some radio play in this clip from NPR. If you haven’t yet read the story, you’re in luck – it’s read here in its entirety. Click the play button to head over to the NPR website and have a listen.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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