Georgia Book Award Nominee 2009-2010: Bearwalker

readingt — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:00:31 +0000

This year I plan to read all the GA Book Award Nominees and provide a “one stop” resource for teachers who would like to use these books in their classrooms. I will be posting links to author Web sites, teacher’s guides, and related Web links. I hope to make this an unbiased resource, so I will not be providing my own review of the books–other than recommending it as a read aloud (or not).

Bearwalker by: Joseph Bruchac

Summary: Although he is the littlest student in his class, thirteen-year-old Baron Braun calls upon the strength and wisdom of his Mohawk ancestors to face both man and beast when he tries to get help for his classmates, who are being terrorized during a school field trip in the Adirondacks.

Author Web Site: http://www.josephbruchac.com

Teacher’s Guide: Not Currently Available

Related Links: Adirondack Mountains

Adirondacks.net: Official Guide to the Adirondacks

Encyclopedia Brittanica: Adirondack Mountains

Visit Adirondacks: Official Travel Information for the Adirondack Region of New York State

Related Links: Author Interviews

Scholastic Interview with Video

Related Links: Bears

Animal Bytes: Bear Information by Scientists of SeaWorld and Busch Gardens

Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Ursidae (Bear Family)

Bears.org (Species, Myths, Essays, and Media)