This untamed creature is a yearly visitor to the wooded hill behind the author's Vermont farm. In addition to the bear, readers meet a bobcat, a red fox, a grouse and several other woodland animals. The lean, powerful text uses an intimate, conversational tone to tell of typical bear ways: the bear drinks water from a spring, claws a tree trunk and follows forest trails "just to see where each one leads." Each of the full-page watercolors is vibrant, translucent and strikingly composed.

Product Information

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Title: Every Autumn Comes the Bear
By: Jim Arnosky
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: Penguin Random House
Dimensions: 10.30 X 8.04 X 0.10 (inches)

Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 0698114051
ISBN-13: 9780698114050
Ages: 4-8
Stock No: WW114050

Publisher's Description

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Each autumn, just before the onset of winter, a bear shows up in the rugged woodland behind a family farm.

Author Bio

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Jim Arnosky is well known for his "keen observations of nature and his fine artistic talent" (School Library Journal). He has written and illustrated many children’s books. Otters Under Water was called "first-rate natural history for the youngest" by Kirkus Reviews (pointer review), and School Library Journal wrote that in it "each of his creatures exhibits a distinct individualism." Every Autumn Comes the Bear was called "vibrant, translucent and strikingly composed" by Publishers Weekly, and Booklist wrote "Arnosky's radiant pictures have a dazzling sense of pattern and composition . . . and a sense of mystery. A beautiful, imaginative, and informative approach." School Library Journal said of Rabbits & Raindrops, "Perfect for story-time or lap-time reading, this book will give children a feeling of security and contentment."

Jim Arnosky and his family live on a twenty-acre farm in Vermont.