Bear That Went Bump in the Night
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As Larry turned back to the creek full of salmon, he reminded himself to look around. The shadowy smudge upstream was now clearly a black bear sitting in the creek. Larry hooked another fish and slung it harder. He snagged another and then went up the bank to carry both to the truck. He showed the fish to Suzy. Larry saw Dad point down-river. There stood a huge brown bear on all fours in the river, belly-deep in the glacier water. Brown bears usually stayed more in the Chickaloosa Flats Moose Reserve over the mountain. And they were territorial, he worried. Maybe they all shared the rivers. Larry looked upstream and saw the black bear had moved down toward them. It was standing up motionless in the water with a fish clamped in its jaws. It stared downstream. Larry stared back at it.
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Larry discovers he needs more skills to survive in the Alaska wilderness. He and his family must face a bear destroying their homestead. The bear is winning so far. How can Larry help his family?
About the Author
Shereen Waterman is a retired schoolteacher (preschool to college), counselor, and groundskeeper, mother, and grandmother. She was born to the Alaska homestead, grew up in Colorado, graduated in Washington, and married, worked, and raised a family in New Mexico and Hawaii. She likes the humidity and adventure of the South better than the snow and adventure of the North. Current interests include swimming (meeting ocean fish is scary), gardening (yum), hiking (slowly), reading (which leads to storytelling), and community service (change management). She is also author of “Experiential Education” (ERIC, 1983) and “The Fairy Kingdom: A Curriculum Guide” (Southwester College, 1979).