The Berenstain Bears Chapter Book: The Magic Crystal Caper
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Using her magic crystal ball, Grizzy Gran can predict the future! That is, until Ripoff Ralph sets his sights on stealing the magic crystal ball for his own schemes.
Ever since the heavy glass sphere bounced down four stone steps, an atomic pink glow inside it really does reveal tomorrow’s news. How can a greedy bookmaker resist a prize that foretells the score of tonight’s ball game?
Meanwhile, the busy scouts have their paws full at Beartown Lanes. When the automatic pinspotter burns out, the troop volunteers to set up tenpins by hand to help save Gramps’s life savings. Will the agile cubs dodge flying tenpins in time to keep the bowling alley open?
With the Beartown June Fete approaching, the troop must stay on high alert. Can the Bear Scouts put an end to Ralph’s shenanigans and make sure the ball remains safe?
The Berenstain Bears Chapter Books are the perfect next step for increasingly independent young readers.
- Quest Adventure: Scout Leader Jane nominates the troop for the Supertroop Merit Badge Award, sending Brother, Sister, Fred, and Lizzy on a community-wide mission.
- Funny Books for Kids: Con bear Ralph Ripoff plots to swap Gran’s crystal with a glass ornament pried straight from Squire Grizzly’s stately garden birdbath.
- Also by This Author: My Favorite Berenstain Bears Stories, The Berenstain Bears Chapter Book: Accept No Substitutes and The Berenstain Bears Chapter Book: Camp Crush.
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Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 260 million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' interest in children's books has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever. Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books—even a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000. Since Stan's death at age eighty-two in 2005, Jan and Mike have continued to write and illustrate wonderful new adventures for Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear. They live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which looks a lot like Bear Country.
Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 370 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 300 million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' love of reading has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever.Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books--even a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000.Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Berenstain Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania.
