Gentle Ben Essay, Research Paper
A brown bear is the largest most
dangerous big-game animal in
North America. Even so ,Mark
Anderson?s only friend is Ben, the
brownie cub chained up in Fog
Benson?s dark shed. Mark?s parents
can see there is a special bond
between their son and the big bear,
a bond that overcomes fear and suspicion.
But there are some people in town who
just cant under stand, and are determined
to get rid of Ben. There is danger and
excitement for Mark as he struggles
to save his gentle friend.
Walt Morey was born in the heart of the
Olympic Mountains, in Hoquiam, Washington,
and spent his childhood in Montana, Canada,
and Oregon. During his early writing career,
Mr. Morey supported himself as a mill worker,
construction worker, theater manager, and
ship builder. At the end of World War !!,he
went to Alaska to work as a diver and fish
trap inspector. Gentle Ben, his first book for
readers, won the Dutton Animal Book Award,
the Sequoyah children?s book award, and was an
ALA Notable Book. Gentle Ben was also made
in to a motion picture and a television series. Mr.
Morey and his wife live near Portland, Oregon,
where they operate a sixty-two acre filbert grove.