We're Going on a Bear Hunt
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"We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a beloved children's picture book, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, that follows a family’s rhythmic, repetitive adventure through various landscapes in search of a bear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| We're Going on a Bear Hunt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6296747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We're Going on a Bear Hunt Context triple: [Martin Pope, notableWork, We're Going on a Bear Hunt]
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A.
The Wild Things
The Wild Things is a novel by Dave Eggers that reimagines and expands upon Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are.
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B.
The Nine Bears
The Nine Bears is a crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, featuring one of his characteristic fast-paced mystery plots involving high-stakes intrigue and investigation.
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C.
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the hidden world and remarkable behaviors of invertebrates, presented and narrated by David Attenborough.
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D.
Where the Wild Things Are
"Where the Wild Things Are" is a 2009 fantasy film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, directed by Spike Jonze and featuring James Gandolfini as the voice of the Wild Thing Carol.
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E.
Baby’s Day Out
Baby’s Day Out is a 1994 American family comedy film about a kidnapped baby who outsmarts his captors while exploring a big city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We're Going on a Bear Hunt Target entity description: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a beloved children's picture book, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, that follows a family’s rhythmic, repetitive adventure through various landscapes in search of a bear.
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A.
The Wild Things
The Wild Things is a novel by Dave Eggers that reimagines and expands upon Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are.
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B.
The Nine Bears
The Nine Bears is a crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, featuring one of his characteristic fast-paced mystery plots involving high-stakes intrigue and investigation.
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C.
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the hidden world and remarkable behaviors of invertebrates, presented and narrated by David Attenborough.
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D.
Where the Wild Things Are
"Where the Wild Things Are" is a 2009 fantasy film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, directed by Spike Jonze and featuring James Gandolfini as the voice of the Wild Thing Carol.
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E.
Baby’s Day Out
Baby’s Day Out is a 1994 American family comedy film about a kidnapped baby who outsmarts his captors while exploring a big city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book
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children's picture book ⓘ illustrated book ⓘ |
| adaptation |
animated film
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stage play ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| author | Michael Rosen ⓘ |
| awarded |
Kurt Maschler Award
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Nestlé Smarties Book Prize ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional campfire song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
early literacy
ⓘ
phonological awareness ⓘ storytelling activities ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
baby
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bear ⓘ children ⓘ dog ⓘ father ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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picture book ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780744523232 ⓘ |
| illustrator | Helen Oxenbury ⓘ |
| includesSetting |
cave
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forest ⓘ grassland ⓘ mud ⓘ river ⓘ snowstorm ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacters | family ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | cumulative tale ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
repetitive
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rhythmic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive watercolor illustrations
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interactive read-aloud performance ⓘ use of onomatopoeia ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Walker Books ⓘ |
| refrain |
"We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no! We've got to go through it!"
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"We're going on a bear hunt" ⓘ |
| setting | various outdoor landscapes ⓘ |
| structure | call-and-response ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
early readers
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preschool children ⓘ |
| theme |
family adventure
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imagination ⓘ overcoming fear ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: We're Going on a Bear Hunt Description of subject: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a beloved children's picture book, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, that follows a family’s rhythmic, repetitive adventure through various landscapes in search of a bear.
Referenced by (3)
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