Book
The Bears of Blue River
- Published
- 1901
- Genre
- Children's
- Publisher
- ReadaClassic.com
- Pages
- 288
- Words
- 45321
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/824517.The_Bears_of_Blue_River?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Lexile
- 1180L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–11
- Ambleside year
- Year 3 onwards · ages 8–11
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
The Bears of Blue River describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. Little Balser lives with his parents, a younger brother, and a baby sister in a cozy log cabin on the bank of the Big Blue River. Although only thirteen or fourteen years old, he is quite familiar with the dangers and rigors of frontier life. As the story unfolds, the boy becomes lost in the forest, encounters the fierce one-eared bear, and is nearly caught by a bear as he dozes next to what he thinks is a bearskin. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781463545611
- ISBN-10
- 1463545614
Tags
Animals-BearsFamily LifeFrontier LifePioneerUnited States-IndianaWinnetka Graded Book List, 1926