About bears in North America.

Write a note, read the book, release it, repeat!

On a whim, I searched the listings at AbeBooks for the keyword "bookcrossing", and found several listings that included "bookcrossing label" in the descriptions. (I don't mind seeing BC books in bookstores or for sale - that's part of a book's life cycle as far as I'm concerned. And in this case the BC info was preserved, so that's good too.) I decided to order a few of those books so I could re-release them, and this one arrived today. (It was released in Toronto seven years ago; wonder where it's been all this time!)

Later: The author says up front that he isn't intending to provide a history or science of bears, more of a collection of anecdotes both personal and secondhand. He includes some rather harrowing accounts of bear attacks, and also some touching and/or amusing ones of bear/human interactions that turned out much better - though some of the latter incidents may contribute to the former if people don't accept the risks of being near a large predator with unpredictable behavior...

The book's grouped by the three main types of bears, the grizzly (aka brown bear), black bears, and polar bears, with incidents occurring in different parts of North America depending on species and habitat. The polar-bear section was my favorite, though there were some fascinating entries in each - but there were also some examples of the brutal treatment of bears, pretty hard to read.

Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.

I left this book in the Little Free Library outside the United Way on this lovely day; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in NH here.]

*** Released for the 2020 September Sapphire challenge, for the mostly-blue cover. ***

*** Released for the 2020 You're Such an Animal challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2020 Keep Them Moving challenge. ***