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!
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.