Title
Mabel Meets a Black Bear - Paperback
by Frances Figart (Author), Jesse White (Illustrator)
When an enterprising 10-year-old Mabel lures a black bear to a picnic table outside her family's rental cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains, her twin sister Louise is injured, setting both on a mission to teach others about how to stay safe and keep bears wild.
This rhyming picture book for ages five to ten pairs charming, sensitive illustrations with a timely environmental conservation message.
When the adventurous Mabel goads her shy sister Louise into sneaking out of their family's rental cabin in the middle of the night, she's delighted to see that her secret plan to lure a black bear with leftover French fries has worked. But when the startled bear injures her sister Louise, Mabel discovers that making human food available to wild animals can have serious consequences. With help from their parents and a friendly wildlife biologist, the twins learn how to be responsible environmental stewards in bear country and grow up to educate others about how to safely coexist with black bears.
An educational bonus section developed by the national BearWise(R) organization provides real-world guidance for safe food and waste storage in bear country. Additional sections profile the regional Smokies BearWise and Appalachian Bear Rescue--an organization that rehabilitates bear cubs who are orphaned in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Mabel's environmental theme addresses a pressing issue relevant to communities near wild areas all over the world. When bears can easily access the foods humans eat and feed their pets, they may no longer forage for their natural foods and instead become "food conditioned," further increasing the chances of human-bear conflict and perpetuating dangerous patterns of behavior, which are passed on to their young.
Mabel Meets a Black Bear depicts the harmful and sometimes-deadly effects of irresponsible behavior in bear country and offers inspiring, grassroots solutions for wildlife advocates of all ages.
Author Biography
Frances Figart grew up in eastern Kentucky where she learned to love living near wildlife. Always a writer and editor, she now directs the Creative Services department at Great Smoky Mountains Association and edits Smokies Life journal, the premier benefit for GSMA members. She is the editor of the 2019 GSMA title Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography, which won the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award that same year, and the author of two other books: a collection of autobiographical essays, Seasons of Letting Go: Most of What I Know about Truly Living I Learned by Helping Someone Die, and A Search for Safe Passage (2021), a Purple Dragonfly Award-winning book for young readers recognized as Publication of the Year by the Public Lands Alliance in 2022. Frances Figart writes a regular column for the Asheville Citizen Times and lives north of Asheville, North Carolina, in Flag Pond, Tennessee.
Jesse White is an illustrator, author, and muralist creating whimsical, wonder-filled work that explores the power of imagination and adventure. Nature is a consistent backdrop for those explorations, a focus that stems from a childhood spent wandering the woods in rural North Carolina. Jesse earned a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MA in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She taught elementary, middle, and high school art in Washington, DC, before beginning her journey as a freelance artist. Her first book, Brave Like Fireweed, is forthcoming from Union Square Kids in 2023. Jesse lives in Durham, North Carolina.by Frances Figart (Author), Jesse White (Illustrator)
When an enterprising 10-year-old Mabel lures a black bear to a picnic table outside her family's rental cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains, her twin sister Louise is injured, setting both on a mission to teach others about how to stay safe and keep bears wild.
This rhyming picture book for ages five to ten pairs charming, sensitive illustrations with a timely environmental conservation message.
When the adventurous Mabel goads her shy sister Louise into sneaking out of their family's rental cabin in the middle of the night, she's delighted to see that her secret plan to lure a black bear with leftover French fries has worked. But when the startled bear injures her sister Louise, Mabel discovers that making human food available to wild animals can have serious consequences. With help from their parents and a friendly wildlife biologist, the twins learn how to be responsible environmental stewards in bear country and grow up to educate others about how to safely coexist with black bears.
An educational bonus section developed by the national BearWise(R) organization provides real-world guidance for safe food and waste storage in bear country. Additional sections profile the regional Smokies BearWise and Appalachian Bear Rescue--an organization that rehabilitates bear cubs who are orphaned in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Mabel's environmental theme addresses a pressing issue relevant to communities near wild areas all over the world. When bears can easily access the foods humans eat and feed their pets, they may no longer forage for their natural foods and instead become "food conditioned," further increasing the chances of human-bear conflict and perpetuating dangerous patterns of behavior, which are passed on to their young.
Mabel Meets a Black Bear depicts the harmful and sometimes-deadly effects of irresponsible behavior in bear country and offers inspiring, grassroots solutions for wildlife advocates of all ages.
Author Biography
Frances Figart grew up in eastern Kentucky where she learned to love living near wildlife. Always a writer and editor, she now directs the Creative Services department at Great Smoky Mountains Association and edits Smokies Life journal, the premier benefit for GSMA members. She is the editor of the 2019 GSMA title Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography, which won the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award that same year, and the author of two other books: a collection of autobiographical essays, Seasons of Letting Go: Most of What I Know about Truly Living I Learned by Helping Someone Die, and A Search for Safe Passage (2021), a Purple Dragonfly Award-winning book for young readers recognized as Publication of the Year by the Public Lands Alliance in 2022. Frances Figart writes a regular column for the Asheville Citizen Times and lives north of Asheville, North Carolina, in Flag Pond, Tennessee.
Jesse White is an illustrator, author, and muralist creating whimsical, wonder-filled work that explores the power of imagination and adventure. Nature is a consistent backdrop for those explorations, a focus that stems from a childhood spent wandering the woods in rural North Carolina. Jesse earned a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MA in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She taught elementary, middle, and high school art in Washington, DC, before beginning her journey as a freelance artist. Her first book, Brave Like Fireweed, is forthcoming from Union Square Kids in 2023. Jesse lives in Durham, North Carolina. At Welibooks, we offer new, used, and collectible
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