Helpful Score: 4
My 13 yr. old son laughed and cried throughout this book and ended it saying it was one of the best books he had ever read. This from a boy that generally hates to read!
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Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben
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Fog Benson kicked viciously at the peacefully sleeping bear. "Get up, Ben! Up!" Then, in a drunken rage, Benson grabbed the scythe hanging on the wall. He jabbed at Ben again and again. — The cruel pain brought the huge bear awake in a flash. With unbelievable speed his great paw lashed out, ripping into Benson's face, hurling him across the... more »
Author:
Fog Benson kicked viciously at the peacefully sleeping bear. "Get up, Ben! Up!" Then, in a drunken rage, Benson grabbed the scythe hanging on the wall. He jabbed at Ben again and again. — The cruel pain brought the huge bear awake in a flash. With unbelievable speed his great paw lashed out, ripping into Benson's face, hurling him across the... more »
ISBN: 41150
Pages: 222
Rating: 1
Pages: 222
Rating: 1
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Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Hardcover 3rd printing 1966
Prize winning children's book by author who has lived in the heart of the Olympic Mountains and in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Canada.
This is a good book for boys.
One of the first books I read that made me cry!
A 1965 ALA Notable Book and winner of the Sequoyah Children's Book Award, Gentle Ben tells the story of friendship between a small boy and a large Alaskan brown bear. Together they face adventures troubles and the upset townspeople who are determined to destroy Ben.
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