| Description |
191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
"Ages 8-12"--Page 4 of cover. |
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"First published ... 1965." |
| Summary |
Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory. The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his older brother, Jamie. But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him. Gentle Ben has been a favorite of readers of all ages for 25 years, and is a timeless story of a rare friendship. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo |
| Subject |
Bears -- Juvenile fiction.
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Bears. |
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Alaska -- Juvenile fiction.
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Alaska. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Schoenherr, John, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0140360352 (paperback) |
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9780140360356 (paperback) |
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9781442059283 (back cover ; Paw Prints bdg.) |
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1442059281 (back cover ; Paw Prints bdg.) |
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9780812420111 |
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081242011X |
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